You trusted a product you bought to work safely, but it didn’t. Not only that, but it caused a severe injury that won’t be easy to recover from. You’re dealing with pain, medical bills, and time away from work, and you might not even know who’s responsible.
An injury from a defective product can derail your life and cause tremendous hardships for your family. You may be able to recover financial compensation, but it’s a long and confusing process. Our Port St. Lucie product liability lawyers can help you get justice.
GOLDLAW has been serving the South Florida community for 25 years and recovered more than $1 billion for accident victims. Call today to schedule your free consultation and learn how our personal injury lawyers in Port St. Lucie can help with your product liability claim.
What Is Product Liability in Florida?
Product liability is the area of law that holds manufacturers, distributors, and sellers responsible when a defective product causes harm. You don’t have to prove the company was careless, only that the product was defective and that the defect caused your injury. There are three main types of defects:
- A design defect means the product was dangerous before it was ever built.
- A manufacturing defect means something went wrong during production.
- A marketing defect means the product lacked proper warnings or instructions.
Understanding which type of defect applies to your case matters because it shapes how the claim is built. Our Port St. Lucie product liability attorneys will examine the available evidence to determine the strongest path forward.
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How Can a Product Liability Lawyer Help?
Product liability claims are more complex than most personal injury claims. This is not a type of case where going it alone makes sense. Our team can help you in ways that go beyond filing paperwork.
While every case is unique, this often includes tasks such as:
- Preserving the defective product as evidence before it can be altered or destroyed.
- Retaining engineers or safety experts to analyze what went wrong.
- Identifying every party in the supply chain who may share liability.
- Calculating the full value of your damages, including future medical needs.
- Negotiating with insurers who are trained to undervalue claims.
- Meeting important deadlines like Florida’s statute of limitations (Fla. Stat. § 95.11).
Most cases take under a year, and we work on a contingency fee basis. That means you pay nothing up front, and we only get paid if we win. Then, we take our fees from your award or settlement, not from your pocket. You never get a bill.
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Who Can Be Held Responsible for Your Injuries?
One of the most important things to understand about product liability is that more than one party can be responsible. The company that designed the product, the factory that built it, and the store that sold it may all share liability.
Florida law allows injured consumers to pursue claims against every party in the supply chain. That means you don’t have to identify a single party before filing your claim. Our product liability lawyers in Port St. Lucie can investigate the incident and identify all defendants.
This is important because some companies are in better positions than others. A small retailer may have limited resources, while a large manufacturer behind a national brand usually has a lot of insurance. Reaching out to many companies helps ensure you can get full compensation.
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What Compensation Can You Get for a Product Liability Claim?
If your product liability claim is successful, you may be able to recover compensation for the full range of economic damages the defective product caused. That includes your medical expenses, both past and future, as well as lost income if your injuries kept you from working.
Pain and suffering damages are also available in Florida. These account for the physical pain, emotional distress, and reduced quality of life that often follow a serious injury. They’re harder to quantify than medical bills, but they’re a real and significant part of what you’ve lost.
Sometimes, a company can be ordered to pay punitive damages if it knew about a defect and chose to ignore it. These damages punish the company for its careless behavior and aim to prevent similar actions in the future.
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Talk to Our Port St. Lucie Product Liability Attorneys
A defective product can bring a great deal of hardship into your life. You did nothing wrong, but still you are left with the pain, the expensive medical appointments, and financial stress. You may have the right to seek financial compensation for your losses.
Manufacturers and insurers fight these claims, and we know how to push back. Our Port St. Lucie product liability attorneys can investigate what happened, build the evidence needed to support your claim, and hold them accountable under Florida law.
GOLDLAW has been helping injured Floridians hold negligent companies liable since 2002. You don’t have to handle this alone. Call us today for a free consultation and tell us about your accident and injuries. Get GOLDLAW and get the help you need and the compensation you deserve.
