Establishing Liability in Defective Products Cases

If you or a member of your family has been injured by a dangerous product, whether due to a defect in design, a mistake in manufacturing, or a failure to warn, contact an experienced product liability lawyer at Patrick J. Filan. We have the trial experience, investigative capacity, and reputation for results that can make the decisive difference for the favorable resolution of your claim.

We handle product liability litigation that involves defective manufactured goods of many kinds: household products, industrial machinery, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods from children's toys to power tools. With more than 25 years of experience in proving complex claims at trial, Connecticut personal injury attorney Pat Filan knows how to analyze the circumstances of your claim to determine the likelihood of establishing liability against a particular defendant, and then to support the different components of your damages demand with solid evidence.

In developing a product liability claim, it is often necessary to examine the history of the product's development, design and marketing to find answers to such questions as the following:

• Did the product's design change to eliminate safety features in the interests of profits or competitive pricing?
• Were corners cut in safety testing or peer review, especially with such products as medical devices or prescription pharmaceuticals?
• Does the product have a history of complaints, inquiries or sanctions by federal regulators such as the Consumer Products Safety Commission or the Food and Drug Administration?
• Do problems with the supply of materials, inspection or quality assurance cause uneven quality in a particular manufactured product?
• Did the manufacturer fail to warn of known or reasonably foreseeable safety risks?
• Would a safer alternative design have been available for production at a comparable production cost?

By examining these issues from the very beginning of your product liability case, our law firm keeps your claim on track for trial while taking advantage of every opportunity in the meantime to settle it on favorable terms.

For additional information about our experience with product liability litigation in Connecticut, contact Patrick J. Filan.