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 item 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 something 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., it 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 perhaps 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, particularly in Nassau and Suffolk counties, 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 drugs and medications (Bextra, Baycol, Celebrex, Crestor, Fen Phen, Meridia, Naproxin, Paxil, Propulsid, Rezulin, Vioxx, Zelnorm, Zoloft, Zyprexa, to name a few.)

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 an individual/entity in the chain of sale, you should maintain all available documentation (plans, specifications, drawings, diagrams, etc.) regarding the product's design, manufacture, formulation, packaging, labeling, and marketing.