Paducah Kentucky Product Liability Lawyers

Edwards and Kautz - serving Paducah & Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Northwestern Tennessee Product Liability Lawyer

If you have been injured by a product - whether because it was defective or because it was inherently dangerous - you may be eligible for compensation from the manufacturer, retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or leaser. This obligation, called product liability, is a division of personal injury and is governed by product liability law.

It is important to note, however, that a product need not be defective to for its manufacturer to be found liable under product liability law. For example, if an infant is injured by a pin lodged in a jar of baby food, all corporations affiliated with the distribution of the product can be held responsible for any injuries incurred. However, the baby food, though it contains a dangerous item, is not technically defective; rather, it is unsafe to consumers. This holds true for all non- defective products, whether they are microwave ovens, car tires, heavy piece of machinery, or household cleaning products - as long as they were used in the manner intended. If a consumer uses a product inappropriately, he or she may not have a legitimate product liability claim on which to build a case.