NY & NJ Product Liability Lawyer
Manufacturers must release products that are reasonably safe for their intended and foreseeable uses. When a product reaches you in an unreasonably dangerous condition and causes injury, the law allows you to pursue compensation under strict liability, negligence, and failure-to-warn theories. As a New York product liability lawyer serving NYC and New Jersey, I act quickly to secure evidence, preserve the product, and deal with insurers while you focus on recovery.
Your Rights After a Defective Product Injury
You do not have to prove the company was careless in every case. In many claims, it is enough to show that the product was defective and that the defect caused your injury. Responsible parties can include the manufacturer, component suppliers, distributors, and retailers. Time limits are strict in New York and New Jersey, and some claims involve special notice rules. Contact us promptly so we can protect your rights and preserve proof.
Types of Product Liability Cases We Handle
Design Defects
A product’s blueprint is unsafe even when built as intended. We examine safer alternative designs, risk-utility, and feasibility.
Manufacturing Defects
A sound design, but your unit deviated from it. We look for contamination, missing parts, faulty welds, and process errors.
Failure to Warn / Inadequate Instructions
Insufficient warnings about foreseeable risks, improper use, maintenance, or required protective gear.
Defective Consumer and Household Products
Appliances, tools, furniture, children’s products, ladders, gym and recreational equipment.
Lithium-Ion Battery and Fire Cases
E-bikes, scooters, laptops, vapes, and power packs that overheat, vent, or explode.
Automotive Components
Airbags, seatbacks, brakes, tires, fuel systems, and roof-crush or rollover claims.
Industrial and Workplace Equipment
Saws, presses, forklifts, guards, interlocks, and lockout/tagout warnings.
Medical Devices and Implants
Hips, knees, meshes, pumps, monitors, and other devices that fail or lack adequate warnings.
How We Prove Product Liability
Evidence we secure: the product itself and all parts, packaging and inserts, receipts and serials, photos and videos of use and failure, incident and fire reports, purchase and service records, and prior complaint data where available. We obtain manufacturing specs, warnings, and change orders in discovery.
Experts we retain: design and manufacturing engineers, human-factors specialists, warnings and instructions experts, materials scientists, fire origin and cause investigators, biomedical engineers, and economists for damages.
We map facts to the defect theory that fits best, show how a safer feasible alternative design or adequate warning would have prevented the injury, and link the defect to your damages.
Compensation we pursue
Medical expenses and future care, lost wages and loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, scarring and disfigurement, property loss, and wrongful death damages when a death occurs.
What to do after an injury
Do not throw away the product, packaging, or receipts. Stop using the item. Photograph the product and the scene. Seek medical care and keep every record. Contact us quickly so we can store the product safely, notify the other side, and schedule proper inspections.
Service Area
We handle product injury cases across New York City, Long Island, Westchester, and throughout New Jersey.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do I have to prove the manufacturer was negligent?
Not always. Many claims proceed under strict liability, which focuses on defect and causation. We also pursue negligence and failure-to-warn where appropriate.
What if I used the product slightly differently than the instructions?
Foreseeable misuse is part of the analysis. Warnings should address predictable behaviors and conditions.
Who can I sue if the manufacturer is overseas?
We can include U.S. distributors, importers, and retailers that placed the product into the market.
How long do I have to file a lawsuit?
New York product-injury claims are generally three years from the injury. New Jersey is generally two years. Shorter notice rules can apply in public-entity cases, and other exceptions exist, so contact us quickly.
Will a recall help my case?
A recall can support the defect theory, but it is not required. Many strong cases involve no recall.