Defective Product – When Products Don’t Function as Planned
January 21, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealEvery year there are numerous cases here in Minnesota where people are injured because of a defective product. There are legal rules regarding product liability and a personal injury attorney can help you navigate them, making it easier to possibly recover damages. Who Has the Liability? The liability for a defective product can lie on many different people, depending on the source of the defect. It could be the product manufacturer who is held responsible, the manufacturer of the component parts, the wholesaler or even the store that sold the product. The law is clear that manufacturers must take reasonable precautions to ensure that their product is not defective and should not injure a consumer. Furthermore, a product is required to meet the reasonable expectations of a consumer, and when it has an unanticipated danger or defect, it no longer meets a reasonable expectation. While there are no federally mandated defective product liability laws, there are state laws and commercial statutes that these claims can be based on. These cases can be brought to court based on manufacturer negligence, liability and breach of warranty. Examples of Defective Products In product liability cases, the plaintiff must show that the product in question caused the injury due to defects. There are the three main types…
Read MoreFacing an Animal Attack – Not Just in the Wild Anymore
January 17, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealThese days, many people own some sort of pet whether it be a cat, dog, ferret, bunny, guinea pig – you name it and someone has it as a pet. Many animals that were previously known as wild animals are now becoming household pets. The fact of the matter is that some animals just cannot be domesticated, no matter how hard their owner tries. When this happens, there is bound to be an animal attack. Picture the Possibilities Even the most docile looking animals are prone to bite when they get scared or feel threatened. Some even bite just for the sake of biting, with no intent to do harm. After all, they are animals. You can suffer an unprovoked animal attack at almost any time. Imagine all the circumstances: walking down a Minneapolis suburb street and passing an unleashed dog, petting a cat that wandered onto your property, scratching the head of your friend’s pet rabbit, helping your neighbor catch their pet guinea pig, etc. The potential situations are really limitless. It really could happen to anyone at anytime, virtually anywhere. Maybe you even have already suffered from an animal attack. If you have, don’t waste any time in taking action. What You Can Do As soon as you are bit, scratched…
Read MoreTips to Fight a Construction Accident
January 14, 2013 | Adriel B. VillarrealA steel beam collapsing onto a group of workers on a construction project somewhere in Minnesota; a worker falling from loose scaffolding; a worker being electrocuted from a faulty piece of equipment; you’ve heard about it before, and maybe have even seen it, but it’s not going to be the last construction accident that you hear about. It Can Happen to You These types of accidents happen all the time and construction workers are at a higher risk than workers in many other fields to be seriously injured. Construction accidents can cause life altering injury and even death. You can lose your source of income and even the ability to do what you once loved to do. When you think about the working environment in a construction area, then you can begin to see the kind of dangers there are for workers. Heavy machinery, large pieces of equipment and working at high heights, there is no wonder that hard hats, harnesses and proper training are required. However, knowing the risks of the job doesn’t make a construction accident acceptable. As a matter of fact, some of these accidents are a result of the negligence of a company or individual. You can be assured that you have legal rights, no matter how dangerous your…
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