Products liability articles by Berman & Simmons attorneys:
Berman & Simmons attorneys have shared their knowledge through
many published articles dealing with various aspects of products liability,
strict liability, design defect, manufacturing defect and failure-to-warn
claims. For your convenience, we have made them available to you.
Products liability articles
Referring lawyers
Do you have a client whose product liability case requires the experience of skilled litigators who successfully handle many jury trials each year? At Berman & Simmons, we regularly work on referred cases. We value our relationships with the many attorneys and law firms that ask us to help on their product liability cases. When you refer a case to us, you and your client benefit. We have a long history of trying cases in the courtroom and turning difficult, complex product liability cases into high-value settlements or judgments.
More about product liability case referrals
How much will our services cost?
You may be wondering how you will pay legal fees while your lawsuit is pending. The good news is—you won't pay anything upfront. We represent all product liability clients on a contingent fee basis. This means we receive fees for our services only if we win. When we've successfully prevailed upon the responsible party or insurer to pay you, that's when we'll receive our payment, as well. Your lawsuit begins with a free case evaluation with a Berman & Simmons lawyer. We will thoroughly explain the details of our fee arrangement during this first consultation.
Why have so many other lawyers and Maine residents come to us over the
years? The answer is simple: we get outstanding results.
Contact us today to find out how we can help you.
Products Liability – Defective and Dangerous Products
Products—we use dozens of them every day without incident. Sometimes, however, the design of a particular product is defective or the manufacturing was improper. Then, such products can injure or kill. If you have been injured because of an unsafe product, our product liability lawyers can help.
Berman & Simmons lawyers have been representing people injured by dangerous and defective products for almost 100 years.
The breadth and depth of our experience in products cases gives our clients confidence and peace of mind. We have the skills, resources and insight to develop new and creative strategies about product defect claims and to find answers where others can only ask questions.
Berman & Simmons trial lawyers experience and resources in the area of personal injury and product liability law are unmatched in Maine. We regularly work on cases referred to us by other lawyers throughout the country because Berman & Simmons is recognized as "the best plaintiff's firm in the state".
Recent successes include product liability cases in the following areas:
Automobiles
- Crashworthiness
- Seatbelt cases
- Collapsing seat back
- Foot crush involving a fire truck
- Defective transmission/park to reverse
- Fan blade - flex fan
- 15-passenger van
Recreational Vehicles
- ATV instability
- ATV throttle defect
- Bicycles
- Brake cable failure
- Fork failure
- Boat
- Absence of throttle kill switch
- Absence of prop guard
- Inappropriate power rating
- Motorcycles
- Sidebar defect
- Snowmobile controls
Ladders
- Defective rails
- Fiberglass extension ladder
- Fiberglass stepladder
- Foot slip
- Aluminum extension ladder
- Latch defects
- Plastic stepstool
- Metal stepstool
Guns
- Muzzleloader
- Black powder barrel failure
- Rifle drop
- Fire
Home Appliances
- Vacuum cleaner
- Electric Toaster
- Gas-Fired Water Heater
Farm Equipment
- Rollover protective structures (ROPS)
- Tractor instability
- PTO Guarding defect
Tools and Industrial Equipment
- Steam Turbine
- Over speed trip device
- Paper roll handling equipment
- In-running NIP in paper mill
- Grinding Wheel failure
- Failure to properly guard wood turning equipment
- Electrical defect in hot glue machine
- Fastening Defects
- Handle failure on rear of delivery truck door
- Handle failure - wheel barrel
Explosions
- Gas Control valve defect
- Hydraulic Cylinder explosion
- Failure to instruct and warn
Miscellaneous
- Foreign object food contamination
- Prescription medication defects
Learn more about your rights, now
If a defective or dangerous product has injured you or a loved one and you want to learn more about your rights, contact one of our specialized product liability lawyers. We know the law, we can explain your rights to you, and we will protect your interests.