If you have been injured by an unsafe product, or you are the survivor of someone who has died as the consequence of using a defective product, you have the right to hold the product's manufacturer and suppliers accountable for the harm they have inflicted. The attorneys at the Law Office of Paul Hogan, LLC have seen the physical, emotional and financial pain that a dangerous product can cause. In addition to our product liability cases, we have helped the victims and families of car and motorcycle accidents, tractor trailer accidents, medical malpractice and prescription negligence, nursing home abuse, premises liability including "slip and fall" accidents, whiplash and spinal cord injury, workers' compensation and wrongful death cases to achieve justice. Serving clients in the state of Kansas, the Law Office of Paul Hogan, LLC is large enough to handle the most complex product liability litigations and small enough to offer personalized, responsive service. Because our attorneys concentrate our energy, expertise and resources only on personal injury law, we are well equipped to achieve maximum compensation in your product liability claim.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), deaths, injuries and property damage from unsafe consumer products cost our nation more than $700 billion a year. This amount does not include products under the jurisdiction of other Federal Agencies, including the Department of Transportation (cars, trucks and motorcycles); the Food and Drug Administration (foods, drugs and cosmetics); and the Department of the Treasury (alcohol, tobacco and firearms). In product liability claims, lawsuits are brought against the makers or sellers of injurious or unsafe products. By bringing their product to market, the manufacturers and distributors have accepted a legal obligation to provide a reasonably safe product when used as intended. If someone is injured and it is proven that the product maker or anyone in the supply chain failed to meet their legal duty, they are obligated to pay the injured party monetary "damages", including consideration for present and future loss of earnings capacity, medical expenses, pain and suffering and other monetary compensation.

To be successful in your product liability case, it must be proven that:

• The product had an "unreasonably dangerous" defect that caused your injury, and that the defect occurred due to a design flaw or a problem in the manufacturing process, or was damaged during shipping or handling;
• Your injury was caused by the defect even though you used the product as the manufacturer said it was intended to be used; and
• The product that caused damage was not "substantially" changed from its original sales condition.

In general, product liability suits are "strict liability" claims that enable a person injured by a defective or unpredictably dangerous product to recover compensation without proving that the manufacturer or seller was actually negligent. Other forms of product liability claims are negligence (carelessness, recklessness or malice) and breach of warranty of fitness (damage directly resulting from inadequate product warning). Each of these types of lawsuits has its' own merits and disadvantages, and an experienced personal injury lawyer at The Law Office of Paul Hogan, LLC can recommend the best strategy for winning your claim.