{"id":2880,"date":"2019-08-31T06:25:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T06:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/?page_id=2880"},"modified":"2024-08-07T18:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:53:42","slug":"product-liability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/areas-of-practice\/product-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;]\n<blockquote class=\"mkd-blockquote-shortcode\"  >\n\t<span class=\"mkd-icon-quotations-holder\" >\n\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mkd-icon-font-elegant icon_quotations \" ><\/span>\t<\/span>\n\t<h3 class=\"mkd-blockquote-text\" >\n\t<span>If an unsafe product has harmed you, you might have a lawsuit against those who designed, manufactured, or sold it to you. Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Product liability is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property.<\/span>\n\t<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>[vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447926699772{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Types of Claims<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"contentmain\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_ContentPane\" class=\"contentpane\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_ModuleContent\" class=\"DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_HtmlModule_lblContent\" class=\"Normal\">\n<div>If you are coping with a loved one\u2019s death, no amount of money can replace what you have lost. However, if your loved one died due to negligence of another person, you may have grounds for a wrongful death claim.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Causes of a wrongful death may include:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Car Accidents<\/li>\n<li>Motorcycle Accidents<\/li>\n<li>Boat and Jet-Ski Accidents<\/li>\n<li>Truck Accidents<\/li>\n<li>Medical Malpractice<\/li>\n<li>Defective Drugs and Products<\/li>\n<li>Slip &amp; Fall Incidents<\/li>\n<li>Vicious Dog Attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Those who cause the deaths of others due to negligence or wrongful actions may be held legally responsible. These parties can include individuals as well as business entities or even governmental agencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Types of Cases<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"contentmain\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_ContentPane\" class=\"contentpane\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_ModuleContent\" class=\"DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC\">\n<div id=\"dnn_ctr4319_HtmlModule_lblContent\" class=\"Normal\">\n<p>The most common product liability cases are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Negligence<\/li>\n<li>Strict Liability<\/li>\n<li>Breach of Warranty<\/li>\n<li>Consumer Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Scarritt Law Group Prevails in NYC Product Liability Case Lasting One Year<\/h3>\n<p>Mr. Scarritt served as trial counsel to a large tractor-trailer chassis manufacturer, which sold the chassis to an international banana company. The banana company sued the manufacturer for $20 million claiming the chassis were defective. Mr. Scarritt led the defense trial team over the course of a year in proving through advanced technology that the chassis were being abused by the Plaintiff\u2019s drivers, who were backing them into loading docks, causing substantial damage. The case ultimately settled for a nominal amount.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;]\n\n\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action with-icon\" style=\"border: 1px solid #d8d8d8;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-row-66-33 clearfix\" style=\"padding: 2%;\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-text-wrapper mkd-call-to-action-column1 mkd-call-to-action-cell\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-icon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"mkd-icon-simple-line-icon icon-globe \" style=\"font-size: 33px; ;color: #c18f59; \" ><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-call-to-action-text\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>If you are a victim of a breach of contract or if you have been accused of breaching a contract, contact us today to schedule a time to talk about your legal concerns.<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkd-button-wrapper mkd-call-to-action-column2 mkd-call-to-action-cell\" style =\"text-align: right ;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"background-color: #cf9455\" class=\"mkd-btn mkd-btn-medium mkd-btn-solid mkd-btn-icon\"  >    <span class=\"mkd-btn-text\"  >Contact Us<\/span><span class=\"mkd-btn-icon-holder\">            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mkd-icon-font-elegant arrow_carrot-right mkd-btn-icon-elem\" ><\/span>            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mkd-icon-font-elegant arrow_carrot-right mkd-btn-icon-elem\" ><\/span>        <\/span>    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-3 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-sm-offset-3&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;page-sidebar&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447926565788{padding-top: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1447926699772{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Types of Claims &nbsp; If you are coping with a loved one\u2019s death, no amount of money can replace what you have lost. However, if your loved one died due to negligence of another person, you may have grounds for a wrongful death claim. &nbsp; Causes of a wrongful death may include: Car Accidents Motorcycle Accidents Boat and Jet-Ski Accidents Truck Accidents Medical Malpractice Defective Drugs and Products Slip &amp; Fall Incidents Vicious Dog Attacks &nbsp; Those who cause the deaths of others due to negligence&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":868,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2880"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3262,"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2880\/revisions\/3262"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rsconsultingdns.com\/scarritt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}