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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Charleston Product Liability Lawyer

Charleston product liability attorney and staff of the Akers Law Offices 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 defective product 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 product liability attorney 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 defective product lawyer 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 for a free consultation with an experienced Charleston product liability attorney.

Akers Law Offices PLLC
128 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone 304-932-4571
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Akers Law Offices PLLC, a personal injury and employment law firm in Charleston, West Virginia, serves clients throughout West Virginia, and in communities such as Beckley, Huntington, Parkersburg, Logan, Winfield, Cross Lanes, Morgantown, Lewisburg, Bluefield, Madison, Williamson, Pineville, Point Pleasant, Ripley, Hurricane, Kanawha County, Jackson County, Roane County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Nicholas County, Greenbrier County, Wood County, Ohio County, Marshall County, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, Wayne County, Logan County, Boone County, Mercer County, McDowell County, Mercer County, Harrison County, Monongalia County, and Mason County. We represent auto and truck accident victims who were injured on the following highway corridors: Interstate 64, Interstate 77, Interstate 79, and Highways 10, 33, 35, 51, 52, 60, and 119. We represent boating and shipping accident victims who were injured on the Ohio River, the Kanawha River, the Elk River, the Coal River, Burnsville Lake, Summersville Lake, and other West Virginia rivers and lakes.