Product Liability law holds manufacturers, designers, distributors, and retailers accountable when a dangerously defective product injures a consumer. From faulty auto parts leading to catastrophic car accidents to dangerous medications, defective medical devices, and poorly designed children’s products, the manufacturer must ensure their products are safe when used as intended. When they fail, resulting in serious injury or wrongful death, you need a specialized Houston product liability lawyer to take on these powerful corporations.
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Why Choose Karen Torres Law for Your Defective Product Case
Product liability cases are arguably the most complex and expensive area of personal injury law. They require deep technical and engineering expertise to prove a defect, making the right attorney crucial.
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Engineering & Expert Network: We work with top engineers, material scientists, and safety experts to dismantle the product, analyze the defect, and prepare compelling visual evidence for a jury.
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Mass Tort Experience: We monitor state and national litigation for large-scale product failures (known as Mass Torts), ensuring your local case benefits from national findings and evidence.
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Targeting the Supply Chain: We identify every responsible party, from the original designer to the store that sold it, to maximize your recovery options.
Services We Provide
We represent victims across Texas injured by a wide range of dangerous and defective products:
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Manufacturing Defects: A product built incorrectly (e.g., a car with a missing or improperly installed brake component).
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Design Defects: The product’s design is inherently unsafe, even if manufactured perfectly (e.g., a vehicle prone to rollovers).
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Failure to Warn (Marketing Defects): The product lacks adequate safety warnings or instructions for non-obvious dangers (e.g., a medication without proper side-effect warnings).
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Defective Auto Parts: Tire blowouts, faulty airbags, defective seat belts, and ignition switch failures.
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Dangerous Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals: Recalled implants, joint replacements, and prescription drugs with undisclosed side effects.
How We Help You Win Against Corporate Giants
To win a product liability claim, we must prove one of the three types of defects (Design, Manufacturing, or Warning). Our approach includes:
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Product Preservation: Ensuring the defective product is secured and analyzed as key evidence.
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Comparative Testing: Testing the defective product against a safe, alternative design.
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Discovery of Internal Documents: Compelling the manufacturer to release internal emails, testing reports, and consumer complaints that reveal they knew about the danger but ignored it.
Why Matters in Houston
As a major international port and a center for petrochemicals and manufacturing, Houston is a massive distribution hub for consumer goods, industrial equipment, and medical technology. When a product defect leads to an accident here, the defendants are often multinational corporations with limitless legal resources. You need a dedicated Houston personal injury attorney who is not intimidated by powerful corporate defense teams and has the financial backing to sustain long, complex litigation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Do I need to prove the manufacturer was negligent to win a product liability case? Not always. Texas product liability law often applies Strict Liability, meaning you only need to prove the product was defective and that the defect caused your injury, regardless of whether the manufacturer intended for the defect to exist.
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What if I was using the product incorrectly? The manufacturer is generally only liable if you were using the product in a way that was foreseeable, even if not explicitly intended. If you were misusing it in a way the company couldn’t reasonably foresee, it complicates the case.
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What kind of evidence is critical in a product defect case? The actual defective product itself, the packaging, the instructions/warnings, your medical records, and expert reports from engineers who analyze the failure. Do not discard the product!
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Can I sue if the product has already been recalled? Yes, a recall may even strengthen your case, as it serves as an admission by the manufacturer that the product is defective or dangerous.
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Is a product liability lawsuit a class action? Not necessarily. Some mass tort claims (like defective medical devices) are managed similarly but are individual lawsuits. Car part failure cases are typically individual personal injury lawsuits where we fight for full compensation just for you.
Client Testimonials
“My injury was caused by a massive defect in a power tool. Karen Torres Law handled the manufacturer with absolute professionalism and force. She proved they knew the design was flawed and got me a significant recovery.” – Marcus W., Construction Worker
“When the auto part failed on the highway, it caused a terrible crash. Karen’s office worked with experts to prove the manufacturing defect. They took a huge, stressful case off my hands and delivered an outstanding result.” – Jenny F.
“After being injured by a defective medical device, I felt hopeless against the massive corporation. Karen fought tooth and nail, secured the internal documents we needed, and achieved a fair settlement that paid for my revision surgery and pain.” – Gloria Z.
