Mediation For Product Liability Cases

Mark Ravis has more than 30 years of experience helping individuals and businesses across California on both sides of product liability battles. As a certified neutral mediator, he understands much of the technical aspects of your dispute, particularly in the health care arena, and may well be able to help parties achieve a reasonable settlement.

What Is A Product Liability Claim?

It is a legal claim alleging that someone was injured by a defective or dangerous product while using the product as instructed. The defect or flaw is what causes the injury. A product liability claim can be used to seek financial compensation for the injuries, similar to filing a car accident injury claim.

Product liability claims can be more complex than you might think. One complication is determining the potentially liable parties. This depends on the specifics of the case and the type of product defect. There are three main types of product liability cases:

• Design defects: The product was designed in an unsafe manner and should not have been sold to the consumer to begin with. An example could be a chainsaw designed without proper guards, leading to serious injuries.
• Manufacturing defects: The product was designed safely, but subpar manufacturing rendered it dangerous. For instance, perhaps the chainsaw design included a safety guard, but it was poorly attached during manufacturing and fell off during consumer use.
• Labeling defects: Certain products must have proper labeling, instructions and warnings. For instance, if the label on a medication is incorrect and tells the consumer to take twice the allowable dose, an accidental overdose may occur. The drug may be safe when used correctly, but the consumer was injured because the instructions for use were inaccurate.

In other words, the potentially liable parties can include the product designer, the manufacturer or even the retailer that sold the defective product. Each case is unique, and an experienced attorney can help you determine where fault lies and what steps to take.

What Compensation May You Deserve?

It depends on the nature of the injury, but there are many potential reasons for compensation. These include:

• Emergency costs and medical bills
• Long-term medical needs (rehabilitation, therapy, long-term care, etc)
• Lost wages and earnings
• A reduced earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Disability
• Disfigurement
• Emotional trauma
• Loss of enjoyment in life
• Loss of consortium

Since each injury and situation is different, you may have additional costs that must be addressed.

A Dedicated Mediator

With his experience, Mr. Ravis can save the parties from the potentially extensive costs of a courtroom battle. He can help parties to control a difficult and expense dispute.

Contact Mr. Ravis today to learn more about alternate dispute resolution. You can call 310-861-4933 or send an email using this form.