Products Liability

Charleston, West Virginia, Products Liability Attorney

At the Akers Law Offices, we represent workers and consumers who have been injured as a result of the negligent design or manufacturing of products of all kinds. If a dangerous household, workplace or automotive product has hurt you or someone in your family, contact an experienced West Virginia personal injury lawyer to learn about your legal options in a products liability lawsuit.

We handle claims involving dangerous or defective products such as the following:

• Automotive components such as fuel line systems, brakes, window glass, seatbelts, airbags, and child safety seats
• Pharmaceutical products and medical devices, ranging from over-the-counter medications to surgical implants and prostheses
• Industrial machines and equipment, such as saws, drills, presses, extruders, and nail guns
• Household power tools
• Mobile home components and systems
• Consumer goods such as stoves, water heaters, space heaters, and smoke detectors
• Children's toys, clothing, and bedding
• Sporting goods from archery equipment to football helmets

Products liability litigation can be extremely complex and ordinarily involves close cooperation between the plaintiff's lawyer and a team of forensic experts, including engineers, design professionals and safety specialists from the industry involved in the particular case. In many cases it is necessary, or at least highly desirable, for the injured party to present an alternative design and demonstrate that a manufacturer could have made and marketed a functional product at a roughly similar cost without the hazards that caused your injury.

Other products liability cases turn not so much on a design defect but instead involve issues about the lack of information or warnings provided to consumers, failures in the inspection process for a particular lot number or manufacturing run, or undetected adulteration of ingredients or materials.

West Virginia consumer protection attorney JB Akers has the litigation experience in unsafe products cases that can help you achieve a favorable settlement or jury verdict even when you face a complex claim. For a free consultation about your rights in a defective products case, contact the Akers Law Offices in Charleston.