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Illinois Product Liability Law Firm
Product Liability is an area of personal injury law that focuses on dangerous and defective products. Adler & Adler, P.C. represents individuals in Illinois and the Chicago area in matters against corporations or manufacturers who have produced, manufactured or sold unsafe or hazardous products.
Our attorneys have more than 40 years of combined experience representing clients in individual, class action, and multi-district product liability litigation suits. Our experience and expertise is critical to recognizing when product defects may be an underlying cause of an accident or injury.
We represent those who have suffered serious injuries or illnesses because of hazardous consumer or industrial products, as well as the families of those who have been killed by unsafe products. Product liability cases often include, but are not limited to:
- Products that have malfunctioned.
- Products that have caused injuries because of poor instructions or lack of warnings.
- Items that are so dangerous that no matter how well designed and labeled, they will eventually cause an injury.
- Contaminated food and food poisoning from restaurant food or recalled food products.
- Injuries or illnesses sustained from dangerous industrial products or hazardous, poorly labeled consumer merchandise.
Learn More about Areas of Frequent Product Liability
Medication, Medical Equipment & Implanted Devices >>Infant, Toddler & Children's Products >>
Auto & Truck Parts >>
Industrial / Factory Equipment & Machinery
Defective Automobile & Truck Parts
While most automobile and truck accidents are due to driver error, in some cases the crash may be caused by a part that has failed or was defective, either in its design or manufacturing. In these instances, the automobile manufacturer may be fully or partially liable.
Like any product liability case, it is critical that your personal injury or workers' compensation attorney has the experience to recognize when a product defect may be involved in an accident. This suspicion often results in a detailed examination of the vehicle by a recognized automotive expert.
Past defective vehicle design and/or parts have involved gas pedals, tires, transmission design systems, dangerous fuel systems, seatbelts, insufficient stability, poorly designed seatbacks, rollover tendencies and roof crushes.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an vehicle accident, whether or not you believe it is due to a defective part, please contact Adler & Adler, P.C. for a free initial consultation and case review.
What to Do with Recalled Products
1. Keep the toy or other product out of reach children.
2. DO NOT THROW AWAY OR SEND BACK any recalled toys. Companies request recalled toys to be thrown out or sent back. but you only have a product liability case if you have proof of having the product.
3. If you or someone you love is injured by a malfunctioning or dangerous product, seek medical attention immediately and, again, keep the product as proof that it caused the injury.
4. For products that have been recalled due to risk of lead poisoning, have your child tested for blood lead levels. This quick, simple blood test is often available for nearly free at many village, town, or county health departments. Call your local city health department for more information.
5. When you have been made sick from a meal at a restaurant or from recalled food products, you must be tested for e. coli and other viruses and bacteria within hours to days of becoming ill, depending on the virus, to prove that you suffered from food poisoning.
Experienced Product Liability Lawyers
If you, your child, or any loved one has suffered an injury or illness from a hazardous product or food, you need lawyers who are experienced in negotiating and litigating product liability cases. The attorneys at Adler & Adler, P.C. have proven success helping victims receive compensation for injuries or illnesses sustained from hazardous products. In fact, Senior Partner Valerie Harris Adler has been involved in multi-district class-action litigation cases, including breast implant and Albuterol suits.
When you hire Adler & Adler, P.C., you can rest assured that you have hired an aggressive, seasoned professional—a lawyer who is highly experienced in the art of negotiation but not afraid to take cases to trial. Senior partners Valerie Harris Adler and Mark Adler know that successful results come from strategy, knowledge, and hard work. They also understand that in addition to coping with the anxiety of legal action, you and your family must handle the lasting effects of an injury—or even death—and deal with the uncertain future. To this end, we treat each of our clients with the respect and dignity that they deserve.
