Morristown Product Liability Lawyer

 Our law firm has fought for injury victims in Morristown and East Tennessee for over six decades. We have the knowledge and resources to help regardless of the complexity of your defective product claim.

Contact us today for a free initial case review to discuss your legal options for pursuing justice with our defective product attorneys in Morristown.

Why You Need Our Morristown Defective Product Attorneys 

A product liability claim requires you to go toe-to-toe with big corporations with significant resources to fight back. Hiring the right product liability law firm can level the playing field and help you demand accountability and justice.

The Terry Law Firm has been helping our clients do just that since 1960. Morristown residents turn to us for assistance because:

• We have a team of highly qualified lawyers with over 50 years of combined legal experience and a proven record of success.
• Our family-run firm provides compassionate, personalized service to each client, recognizing that they need close support as they recover from life-altering injuries.
• We take a team approach to preparing our clients’ cases, leveraging our collective knowledge and experience to craft effective legal solutions.
• We are responsive to our clients from start to finish, quickly responding to all emails and voicemails so they know exactly how their case is progressing.

When you hire us for your product liability claims in Morristown, you can rest assured that you have a strong advocate on your side.

What Is Product Liability? 

Product liability refers to a type of personal injury claim involving injuries caused by dangerous or defective products. The law holds manufacturers liable for injuries and related losses their product causes when it has a defect or condition that makes it unreasonably dangerous in its intended or foreseeable uses.

These conditions may arise from any of the following:

• Design defect – A product’s specifications make it inherently dangerous to use even when it’s produced according to plan.
• Manufacturing defect – An error during the fabrication or assembly process causes the product to fail to conform to specifications and render the product dangerous.
• Failure to warn – A manufacturer or retailer fails to provide adequate instructions for a product’s safe use or sufficient warning regarding the product’s risks or inherent dangers.

Common Types of Defective Products 

While any product has the potential to be unreasonably dangerous, some of the most common types of defective products include the following:

• Vehicles and auto parts, such as brakes, tires, and airbags
• Toys
• Infant and toddler products, including car seats, strollers, cribs, rockers, and baby formula
• Beauty and personal care products, including talc powder, makeup, and hair relaxers
• Cleaning products
• Herbicides and pesticides
• Power tools
• Powered equipment, such as lawnmowers
• Home appliances
• Medical devices, such as breast implants, pelvic meshes, and CPAP/BiPAP machines
• Pharmaceuticals

How Can I Prove a Product Was Defective?

Proving that a product you owned or used suffered from a defect will likely require testimony from engineering experts and other expert witnesses. An expert can explain the nature of a product’s manufacturing defect or why its design rendered it inherently dangerous.

Other evidence you might use in defective product injury claims includes:

• Accident scene photos and videos
• Surveillance camera footage
• Eyewitness testimony
• Instruction manuals, warning documents, and labels
• Post-accident inspections and testing

When Can I File a Products Liability Claim in Morristown? 

Under Tennessee’s statute of limitations on product liability claims, you have one year to file a lawsuit to recover compensation for injuries and three years to sue for property damage. However, notwithstanding any exception to these deadlines, you must file your lawsuit no later than six years after the date of your injury, 10 years after the date of the product’s purchase, or one year after the expiration of the anticipated life of the product, whichever is shortest. 

Minors injured by a dangerous or defective product must file a product liability lawsuit within one year after their 18th birthday. The statute of limitations does not apply to product liability claims involving asbestos or silicone gel breast implants. 

Filing a lawsuit after the limitations period expires on your product liability claim risks costing you your rights to recover compensation for your injuries and losses, as the trial court will likely dismiss your case as untimely. That’s why you should contact a products liability lawyer from The Terry Law Firm as soon as possible after suffering an injury from a dangerous or defective product. 

Potential Compensation in a Morristown Defective Product Lawsuit 

In your defective product lawsuit, you can demand compensation for a range of losses you suffered, including:

• Your medical treatment and rehabilitation expenses
• Costs of home health care or other long-term support services to help you with disabilities that result from your injuries
• Loss of wages from missed work or reduced earnings caused by your injuries
• Loss of future earning capacity due to permanent disabilities
• Physical pain and emotional trauma and distress
• Loss of enjoyment and quality of life because of disabilities, visible disfigurement, and scarring

Our Product Liability Lawyers in Morristown Are Ready to Fight for You 

Were you hurt by a dangerous product? Let our defective product attorneys in Morristown help you pursue your rights by: 

• Investigating your case to recover evidence proving the product’s defects
• Identifying all potentially liable parties and avenues for compensation
• Documenting your injuries and calculating your compensable losses
• Filing your claims and communicating with corporate representatives, insurance adjusters, and defense lawyers on your behalf
• Aggressively negotiating for a fair and full settlement or, if necessary, going to court to demand accountability and justice for you

Don’t face the big corporations alone. Instead, turn to our experienced product recall lawyers for help standing up for your rights and demanding the financial compensation and justice you deserve.

Contact The Terry Law Firm today for a free consultation to discuss how our Morristown product liability lawyers can fight to hold manufacturers and retailers accountable for the harm and loss you’ve suffered.

Sources:

• Consumer Product Safety Commission:
  • Consumer Product-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States
  • 2016 Annual Report of ATV-Related Deaths and Injuries
• Insurance Information Institute: Facts + Statistics: Product Liability
• S. News & World Report: Death by Prescription
• STAT: Medical Devices for Pain, Other Conditions Have Caused More than 80,000 Deaths Since 2008
• Edmunds: Why Are So Many Cars Being Recalled?
• Forbes: Auto Recalls Hit a Four-Year Low Last Year, but Still Exceed Units Sold