A defective product can cause a serious injury in a matter of seconds, but determining why the product failed and who may be legally responsible can take considerably longer….
When people buy a car, appliance, power tool, medical device, children’s product, or other consumer item, they generally expect it to perform safely when it is used as intended or in a reasonably foreseeable way.
The first three days after a car accident can feel confusing, stressful, and overwhelming. One moment, you are driving through San Diego traffic.
A crash with an 18-wheeler is not like a regular car accident. The size, weight, force, and legal complexity behind a commercial truck collision can change everything about the case.
California product liability damages, summarized: Plaintiffs can recover economic damages (medical bills, lost wages, future medical and economic losses),
California product liability statute of limitations, summarized: Two years from the date of injury, under California Code of Civil Procedure §335.1.
Amazon product liability in California, summarized: Under Bolger v. Amazon.com, LLC (2020) 53 Cal.App.5th 431 and Loomis v. Amazon.com LLC (2021) 63 Cal.App.5th 466,
California dog bite law (§3342) at a glance: California is a strict liability state for dog bites.
California law recognizes three types of product defects: design defects, manufacturing defects, and warning defects.
A California product liability case value is the estimated dollar amount a claim is reasonably expected to settle for or win at trial.
