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Take Action When A Defective Product Causes Injury

You have the right to expect that a product you have spent your hard-earned money on is safe to use. But poor product design, manufacture or labeling can cause injury or death.

To cite just one example, in a three-month period, child and infant product recalls rose 18 percent from the previous quarter, with more than 200 reported safety incidents causing 13 injuries and five deaths. New international standards for consumer protection may help, but when design problems, defects and inadequate safety information cause injuries, the lack of standard product identification and traceability means that only highly skilled products liability lawyers can secure just compensation for those injured.

How Our Firm Can Help

At Wise Law Offices LLC, our lawyers have represented dozens of individuals and families who have been injured due to defective products. We are skilled at interpreting the provisions of Illinois law, which impose liability on anyone who sells any product that has a defective condition that is unreasonably dangerous to consumers, users or their property. We also have access to the expert scientific and technical knowledge necessary to show that a manufacturer or seller is liable if the warnings given about the product are inadequate.

When our attorneys bring a products liability lawsuit on your behalf, you get a combination of trial and negotiating skill, case management sophistication, solid technical knowledge and innovative strategies to pursue your claim. As skilled trial lawyers, we aggressively present a knowledgeable yet practical case that is crafted to refute the arguments of manufacturers and their insurers. Whether your claim involves injury from design or manufacturing defects, failure to warn or product misuse, we have the experience to develop the most convincing arguments for you on scientific, technical and legal grounds.

We are well-qualified to handle the most complex factors involving expert witnesses, discovery and other trial preparation. With an extensive medical malpractice capability and in-depth understanding of medical terminology, our firm knows how to convey the pain and suffering you or a loved one suffered from a defective product such as:

Please Speak With Us Today

You can call us in Chicago at 312-580-2040 or reach us online. We offer free consultations.

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