If you have been harmed by a defective product, our product liability lawyers can help. Contact our attorneys serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and all of New York City for a free case review.
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As consumers, we make purchases with the reasonable expectation that the products we buy will enhance our lives, and certainly not harm us in any way when we use them properly. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. When consumers are injured as the result of a defective product, the product liability attorneys at Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet can help. Located in Manhattan, our lawyers represent victims in Brooklyn, Queens, and throughout the greater New York City area.
In the past, the prevailing attitude of “let the buyer beware” meant that consumers were ultimately responsible for any harm they suffered as the result of using a defective product. Today, with the concept of strict liability, it is possible to hold anyone involved in the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of a product liable for consumer harm. At the firm of Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet, our defective product and product liability attorneys have successfully litigated on behalf of victims in Brooklyn, Queens, and all of the New York City area. Our lawyers in Manhattan understand the subtleties of product liability laws, and can help victims recover the full compensation to which they are entitled under the law.
There are a number of situations in which a product liability claim may arise. If a product is incorrectly designed, or correctly designed but improperly manufactured, consumers injured by the use of said product may have a product liability case. Other cases arise when a product is marketed in a way that is misrepresentative of the product’s safety, such as with incomplete instructions or insufficient warnings on labels. Still more cases are founded on the grounds of falsely advertising the merits or benefits of a product while misrepresenting any negative consequences that use of said product may entail.
Common subjects of defective product cases viewed by our lawyers in Manhattan include food products sold in grocery stores and restaurants, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, defective or dangerous toys, and machinery designed for use on a farm, in an office, or in the home. For our product liability and defective product attorneys to file a claim in Brooklyn, Queens, or any other part of New York, they must be able to prove that the consumer used the product correctly and in a reasonable manner. The next step is to prove that the product is defective in some aspect, either in its manufacture, marketing, or design. In order to do this, our lawyers must rely on the expert opinions of engineers, medical experts, or manufacturers of similar products. In this phase of the proceedings, it is crucially important that you have clear documentation of all physical harm caused by the product, as well as the product itself. Our attorneys at the firm of Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet can help you gather medical evidence supporting your claim. If for some reason you no longer have the defective product in question, our product liability attorneys serving Brooklyn and Queens may also be able to recover it or a similar product for use in support of your claim.
The legal concept of strict liability also protects individuals who are injured on private property, where the injury can be attributed to negligence on behalf of the proprietor. For example, if a person trips on a loose floor board in a store, the owner of that store can be held liable for the patron's injury. In such cases, the attorneys at Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet can help document the victim’s injuries, and prove that they were sustained as a result of negligence on the part of the property owner. If you were injured as a result of a negligent landlord or property owner, they can and should be held legally responsible. Contact our talented product liability and personal injury attorneys for confident and aggressive representation in Queens and throughout New York.
If you believe that you or someone close to you has been injured or killed as the result of a defective product, contact our lawyers in Manhattan. Our product liability attorneys are highly qualified to represent victims in Brooklyn, Queens, and all of New York, and we can help you recover the compensation to which you are entitled. Please contact the lawyers of Toberoff, Tessler,&Schochet today so that we may begin to compile evidence in your defense.