Product Liability

Injuries Caused by Dangerous Products

Both Pennsylvania and federal laws require manufacturers and distributors to compensate those injured by dangerous products for their losses. Attorneys at Woomer & Hall in Pittsburgh, our personal injury firm, have the experience and the resources necessary to successfully face large corporations and their lawyers, protecting our clients' rights in product liability claims.

The Result Matters:

$502,000: Jury award for truck driver who slipped and fell as a result of unsafe steps on a tractor-trailer.*

Read more on our verdicts and settlements page.

If you feel a defective or poorly designed product is in whole or in part responsible for your injury, it is extremely important that a lawyer with the appropriate experience review your case.

The full value of a claim for wrongful death or serious injury requires complex calculations. A traumatic brain injury (TBI), quadriplegia, or paraplegia may result in the need for a lifetime of nursing care, in a world where medical costs are soaring. A broken shoulder or knee injury may require extended medical care or cause a degree of permanent disability. Medical and economic experts support our attorneys as we defend our clients' rights to fair compensation.

Our attorneys are well equipped to handle claims involving the following dangerous products:

• Products with design defects
• Products without proper warning labels
• Defective engineering of equipment such as lawnmowers, ATVs, air compressors, propane tanks, farm equipment, and power tools
• Construction accidents caused by defective scissor lifts, scaffolding, and fork trucks
• Tractor and ATV/four-wheeler rollovers caused by defective design
• Dangerous fitness equipment, children’s products, infant car seats, bike trailers, and jogging strollers
• Poorly maintained elevators and escalators
• Defective tires, brakes, and other car, truck, and motorcycle equipment to motorcycle accidents
• Defective manufacturing equipment

A product liability claim may be your primary case, or may stem from a trucking accident, workplace accident or auto crash. As your attorneys we will conduct a thorough investigation of events leading to your injury, an investigation which may allow us to identify sources of compensation beyond workers' compensation.

Consult with a lawyer before making any decisions about your claim: It is extremely important that you seek advice from an attorney with experience in product liability law before making a statement to an insurance company representative or signing a settlement form. You may have multiple claims, or the insurance company may be undervaluing your loss.

If you would like to speak with a member of Woomer & Hall, please contact our Pittsburgh law office and arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. Our lawyers represent clients throughout western Pennsylvania, and will visit you in your home or hospital and provide a frank assessment of your legal position. We charge no attorneys' fees or costs of any kind unless we recover compensation on your behalf.

*Descriptions of case results are for informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a guarantee or prediction of outcome in any other case. Every case involves different facts and circumstances, and a favorable result in one case is not a guarantee that a similar result can be obtained in another case.