AREAS OF PRACTICE   DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND DRUGS

Technological and scientific advances have filled our world with myriad products that are generally beneficial and life-enhancing. But when a mechanical, chemical or medical product causes injury, product liability law addresses whether and to what extent the purveyors (manufacturers, formulators, distributors, local sellers, etc.), should be held responsible for having acted in a negligent/unlawful manner and for having placed a product that was defective into the stream of commerce. A product may be considered "defective" because it was improperly designed (i.e., the entire line is potentially dangerous), manufactured (i.e., the product did not meet the design specifications), or marketed (i.e., the product lacked adequate warnings or instructions for use.)

Whether you are the injured party, an entity in the chain of sale, or the
insurance company who must defend and indemnify a vendor, you must retain a law firm with experience not just in general negligence matters, but in the many procedural and substantive nuances of product liability law, particularly when these matters are litigated in federal court. KLA is such a firm, prosecuting and defending litigation involving industrial machinery, office trailers and equipment, consumer products, medical appliances, contraceptive devices, swimming pools, toys, playground equipment, food items, and a wide variety of prescription and non-prescription medications (Bextra, Baycol Celebrex, Crestor, Fen Phen, Meridia, Naproxin, Paxil, Propulsid, Rezulin, and Vioxx, Zelnorm, Zoloft, Zyprexa).

Note: If you have been injured by a product and you intend to pursue legal relief, you must preserve that product in its original condition and container or a court may dismiss your case. If you are a potential defendant in such a lawsuit, you should gather all available documentation (plans, specifications, drawings, diagrams, etc.) regarding the product's design, manufacture, formulation, labeling, marketing, etc.