Each day, citizens of Washington State buy products with the expectation that they will be safe when using them. Unfortunately, product defects occur and people suffer serious physical injuries as a result.

If a manufacturer has failed to provide a safe and effective product and you suffer a personal injury as a result, you may be entitled to hold them and possibly other entities liable for damages.

Defective products cause thousands of injuries every year across the United States. The good news is that Washington State has consumer-friendly laws that govern these cases. The Washington Products Liability Act (WPLA) is a statute that describes the legal rules governing responsibility and the actions that can be taken against the manufacturer and/or other entities, and how long they are subject to liability for selling defective or dangerous products.

Defects can be broken down into the following types of product liability:

Manufacturing defects. When flaws happen during the manufacturing process that make a product or part used in the product dangerous.

Design defects. Liability can start at the inception of a product. If it is designed in such a way that a product line has flaws that result in safety issues, legal action can be taken, sometimes in class action lawsuits.

Marketing defects. In some instances, miscommunications related to marketing a product can create safety problems. This might include mislabeling a product, poor instruction or the failure to warn consumers about potential dangers.

There are many ways a product manufacturer, wholesaler, supplier or marketing entity can be held liable for unsafe products. Sometimes more than one party may be responsible. However, it’s not the kind of litigation that is easy to handle.

You need a law firm that has experience, not just with litigation, but with taking on large companies and the powerful forces that back them. And if your case involves more than one responsible party, those forces are even larger.

Roger Davidheiser has many years of experience in high profile cases, not only trying cases as a public prosecutor, but taking on large companies litigating on behalf of regular people who may feel helpless against powerful corporate forces.

If you have been injured as a result of a defective product, you don’t have to feel helpless and you shouldn’t hesitate to stand up for your legal rights. Call the law offices of Roger Davidheiser at (206) 900-8217 to discuss how we can fight for you.