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Product Liability

Jim Ackerman helps people recover the compensation they deserve when they are hurt by using unsafe, dangerous, or defective products. Manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make the products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries these products cause.

The statute of limitations for an Illinois product liability claim is 2 years with the discovery rule. There may be other circumstances that can complicate this type of claim, such as:

-when you purchased/came into possession of the product;

-the warranty on the product; and

-when the injury was actually discovered.

Product liability law is often very complicated. Part of such a claim will involve identifying the type of liability involved and the responsible party or parties. With defective product claims, there can be more than one liable party, such as the designer, manufacturer retailer or marketer. There are basically 3 types of liability that may be used in an Illinois product liability claim:

Strict liability - applies to defective products that are sold or leased and may have an expectation to cause injury.

Breach of warranty - breach of an implied warranty and/or breach of an express warranty, which means that the product did not do what it was designed to do.

Negligence - negligence applies to the manufacturer, distributor, retailer or others involved in the making or selling of the product. This could cover claims where there was a manufacturing defect or a failure to warn consumers about the product's dangers.

Injuries including (but not limited to):
Medical Devices
DePuy Him Implants
Heart Implants
Recalls
Marketing Defects
Manufacturing Defects