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In today’s world, products surround us in our homes, our places of work, our cars and everywhere. From cell phones to vehicles, make-up, prescription medication, medical technology, household appliances and beyond, there’s so much in our lives that has at one point been devised, designed, manufactured, distributed and sold. That’s why everyone involved in manufacturing and selling has a responsibility to make sure you are not placed in unreasonable danger by a defective product. No one deserves to be put in harm’s way because proper safety protocols were not followed. When another party breaks the rules and you become injured, the Rolling Meadows, IL defective products lawyer at Burger Law will fight on your behalf until you collect maximum compensation for your injuries.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that hazardous products are responsible for in excess of 29 million injuries and 21,000 deaths annually.
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According to data from the Insurance Information Institute, in 2019 the mean average that people injured by faulty products recovered was over $7 million in product liability cases that went to trial, while the median was $2 million. That speaks to the extreme devastation that can be caused when manufacturers and vendors do not adhere to adequate safety protocols.
Most personal injury suits in Rolling Meadows, IL are determined by the notion of negligence. We all have an obligation to each other’s safety in certain situations; for example, trucking companies must not overwork their drivers. When someone is negligent, for instance if are injured by a fatigued truck driver they may be found liable for your damages and would have to pay you a financial recovery.
However, most product liability or dangerous products claims are determined by strict liability, meaning that a designer, manufacturer or vendor is liable for any damage that results the reasonable use of a product, whether they were negligent or not. According to Illinois Jury Instructions 400.00, any product sold in the United States has to be “reasonably suitable for use as such accompanies it into the hands of the ultimate purchaser.” To make a successful strict liability claim, you and your Rolling Meadows, IL defective products lawyer have to prove that the product was “unreasonably dangerous” — meaning it is unsafe when used as intended — at the moment that it came into your possession.
In Illinois, strict ability applies to three different categories of defective products:
Strict liability is intended to hold corporations accountable and persuade them to implement thorough safety procedures for ensuring that their products will not put the people who use it at risk. Even so, too often companies do not respect their obligation to make safe products and spend more energy on their bottoms line than ensuring their products will not hurt anyone. In those cases, your Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL will hold them responsible by conducting a full investigation of your case and demanding nothing but the best possible compensation.
Foreseeability is a vital concept in defective products claims, and it is relevant to everyone involved. The corporation that made the product must account for all the ways someone could logically use the product, while you would not have a very good case if you used the product in a way they manufacturer could not predict a reasonable consumer using it. For example, you you would not have a very good case if you ingested a cleaning solution but would have a claim if it caused burns on your skin.
Product liability lawsuit can be tough, the sheer number of parties you can name in the lawsuit, the fact that each will strive to deflect liability onto the others and the fact that the companies that made the product usually have the resources to hire expensive and high-profile legal defense teams. At Burger Law, our defective products lawyer team prides itself on giving the highest level of legal advocacy to the injured in Rolling Meadows and throughout Illinois, regardless of a client’s financial status. We have instilled fear into powerful corporations and insurance companies because they know we do not back down from the tough cases, and tackle each case with the same level of determination, devotion and prowess.
Your Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL start working on your case immediately after agreeing to take your case. As your legal counsel, we will:
Every Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL spends a lot of time honing their trial abilities and developing new strategies to fight back against the chicaneries insurance adjusters employ to minimize your damages. You only have one shot at receiving the compensation you deserve; you need an attorney whose clients matter to them. Call Burger Law now at (314) 500-HURT.
Product liability suits also present an opportunity for a class action lawsuit, which are suits where a collective group of people join together to seek justice and compensation against the same company. When you hire a defective products lawyer, you may that there are others who were harmed by the same product. In a recent case, Burger Law attained a $113.7 million verdict in a class-action case.
Typically, anyone in the chain of distribution may be found accountable. Illinois has what is known as the “Distributor’s Statute” (735 ILCS 5/2-621), which states that, as long as the company or corporation that made the product still exists, can be found and can afford to compensate you for your damages, a vendor or distributor may seek to remove themselves from a lawsuit. The idea is that the distributor does not bear much responsibility design flaws. However, your defective products lawyer can convince a judge to keep the vendor as a defendant if they can demonstrate that:
Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-1117, Illinois allows for joint and several liability. This means that every defendant is both responsible for themselves and the injuries that other defendants caused. So, if for some reason one defendant cannot reimburse you for their percentage of fault, there will be other parties who are required to pick up their portion of your reimbursement. An accomplished and expert Rolling Meadows, IL defective products lawyer like those at Burger Law will fight hard to ensure that each and every liable party to ensure that they are held to blame and you get the maximum compensation that they owe you.
You and your Rolling Meadows, IL defective products lawyer will have to will have to effectively argue the following four factors:
Your Burger law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL has experience taking on and winning all three varieties of defective products claims, proving the above four facets and getting the best possible compensation for their clients.
There are so many different types of industries in our daily lives, and any product that is not safely designed, tested, manufactured and distributed could cause devastating injuries. Three of the most common and deadly claims we see are:
Our defective products lawyer team sees in Rolling Meadows, IL sees more defective vehicles than any other product, both because of how many people use them and because of how many components are involved. In 2019 alone, in excess of 53.1 million recalls were issued both for entire vehicles and individual components. Defective car parts can result in collisions and fires, and fail to protect drivers and passengers from harm as intended. Common defective motor vehicle components we see are:
Alternative vehicles like ATVs can also cause damage, for instance many of them are prone to flipping over.
Medical devices are meant to make our lives better and allow us to live the life we want. But, sometimes they can do the opposite and make our lives worse when they are defective. Examples of medical devices that your Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL has seen cause further injuries to patients are:
As the medical industry keeps implementing more and more advanced technologies, the amount of recalls issued for medical devices has soared. In the first quarter of 2018, medical device recalls rose by 126 percent, mostly as a result of defects in software.
In 2017, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department found that throughout a decade Medicare spent at least $1.5 billion to replace more than 73,000 flawed cardiovascular devices alone. We should not have to worry that these highly advanced medical devices might cause us immense pain instead of improving our lives. If a defective medical device caused you damages, your Rolling Meadows, IL defective injuries lawyer at Burger Law will hold the liable parties accountable and make sure you collect a full financial recovery for all of the unneeded pain you experienced.
In February of this year, Exactech, a manufacturer of joint replacements, was forced to recall several models of their Polyethylene Knee Replacements. Their knee replacements were negligently packaged and shipped, causing them to deteriorate sooner than anticipated and have caused unimaginable pain and permanent damage to potentially as many as 150,000 patients who had the replacement joint implanted. When Burger Law was contacted by a client, we immediately got to work bringing them what peace of mind we could and continue to take on Exactech Knee Replacement cases. You can view the complaint we filed for our first client by clicking the link below:
The Federal Drug Administration has stringent procedures that pharmaceutical companies must adhere to from manufacturing to delivery. However, the administration does not actually test drugs itself; rather, it relies on data from pharmaceutical companies’ own testing to determine if a drug is safe for release to the public. That means that many drugs reach the shelves whose potential side effects greatly outweigh their potential benefits. Too many corporations care more about the money they make more than the safety of the people who need medicine and treatments that truly help their condition. Currently, it is usually the pharmaceutical company’s decision if they will recall a drug that has found to have dangerous side effects. One way to make sure dangerous prescriptions stay off the shelves: call a Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL to stand up for the vulnerable and let these corporations know that their conduct is unacceptable.
Four thousand five hundred medications and medical devices are taken off the national market annually, and that is often after many people have already turned to them for treatment and relief. If you or a loved one had your condition deteriorate because of careless pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers, contact a Burger Law defective products injury lawyer now. We protect the rights of the injured and vulnerable and make sure negligent corporations know how much damage they have caused. Burger Law has already held opioid manufacturers responsible when their negligence has taken someone from their family too soon.
Other common dangerous products we file suit for in Rolling Meadows, IL include:
In personal injury claims, you are legally owed economic damages, noneconomic damages and, rarely, punitive damages. The amount of financial recovery you get is based on the severity of your damages, how they have affected you financially, emotionally and physically and the knowledge of your defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL.
Economic damages compensate you for the economic aspects of your injuries, and will typically be the sum total of all of the money you spent or lost because of the defective product. Your Rolling Meadows, IL defective products lawyer will help you be repaid for:
Noneconomic damages are not as easy to calculate, and are meant to provide you with a sense of being made whole after the physical and emotional pain your injuries cause. According to 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1115.2, the state of Illinois defines noneconomic loss as:
Punitive damages seek to make an example out of companies for extreme negligence or misconduct. In product liability claims in Illinois, your defective products lawyer must seek punitive damages in a pre-trial motion in a court hearing where they show that you will likely be reimbursed for those damages. The motion must be filed within 30 days of the you initially file the lawsuit.
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We know the thought of going toe-to-toe powerful insurance companies or pharmaceutical companies can be daunting. It seems like the larger and more powerful a corporation, the more impossible it is to hold them accountable. But Burger Law will make sure they do not avoid the consequences of their actions. We have pledged our careers to standing up to bullies like resistant insurance companies and getting the best possible results for our Rolling Meadows, IL clients. We fight until there is nothing left to fight and you are fully compensated for your injuries. Consulting with a Burger Law defective products lawyer is free, and you only pay us when we win your case. To start on the journey to truly recovery, call a Burger Law defective products lawyer in Rolling Meadows, IL now at (314) 500-HURT or fill out our online form.
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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Gary Burger who has more than 30 years of legal experience as a practicing personal injury trial attorney. Gary’s robust legal knowledge is recognized by his peers as demonstrated by his industry awards and frequent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) lectures.
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