Thousands of consumers suffer serious injuries from defective products. Most of these injuries could be avoided if the distributor or manufacturer of these products took additional steps to ensure the safety of their consumers. The main incentive to increase product safety is to avoid potential liability in product liability lawsuits, which provide compensation for the personal injuries sustained from the use of a defective product.

When a consumer is injured by a defective product they may be entitled to receive lost wages, loss of physical capacity, pain, suffering, and mental anguish and compensation for medical expenses. Punitive damages may also be available to punish defendants in those cases involving particularly egregious conduct, which demonstrates a reckless or wanton disregard for the safety of the public.

When an individual is injured due to another’s negligent or otherwise improper conduct, that person may be entitled to receive compensation for medical expenses, loss of physical capacity, pain, suffering, mental anguish, lost wages, loss of future earning capacity, among others.

Punitive damages may also be available to punish defendants in those cases involving particularly egregious conduct, which demonstrates a reckless or wanton disregard for the safety of the public and / or the individual.