New York Product Liability Lawyers
Consumer Products • Workplace Machinery • Auto Defects
The law firm of Vasti & Vasti, P.C. has successfully sued major manufacturers for injuries from defective or inherently unsafe products. Bad product design, inferior materials in manufacturing, or a failure to warn of likely dangers all can provide grounds for a defective products case.
If a family member was seriously injured or killed, contact us today to discuss your possible claim. Based in Pleasant Valley, New York, we represent clients in Dutchess County and throughout the Hudson Valley.
Defective Products Injuries
Our experienced trial lawyers have recovered significant damages for clients in a broad range of product liability claims for serious injury, permanent disability or wrongful death, including:
- An air conditioning unit that severed a man's fingers
- A wood chipper with no regulator that exploded and caused shrapnel wounds
- A shattered Snapple bottle that sent glass fragments down the victim's mouth and throat
- A defective light that failed to warn that it would shatter at a certain temperature
- Auto defects — exploding tires, roof collapses in SUV rollover, seat belt or air bag failures
- Industrial machinery and tools — pinch points, poorly designed safety guards, or faulty or inaccessible cutoff switches
- Unsafe toys that pose a choking, poison or laceration hazard
- Defective design of lawnmowers and chainsaws
Proving Liability and Damages
Product liability cases require convincing proof of the defect, the extent of injury and the connection between the two. We hire engineering and industrial design experts who can identify the design defect, manufacturing defect or failure to warn. We also consult with vocational assessment & re-training experts, doctors, economists and life-care planners to project the monetary damages from a particular permanent injury or death.
One client was severely injured at a physical therapist's office when the handlebars collapsed on a fitness machine, requiring nine hours of reconstructive surgery. We obtained a court order to perform functional tests on the machine. Although that case settled just prior to jury selection we intended to complement the engineers' testimony with a day-in-the-life video of our client's struggles stemming from the accident. We have also used computer animations and accident reconstructions to prove our points to the jury.
With You Until Your Case Is Resolved
Throughout the case, we make sure that our clients are getting proper medical treatment and that providers are paid or agree to be paid from a settlement. Contact our Dutchess County firm today at 845-224-3559 for a free initial consultation. We make home and hospital visits.
Vasti & Vasti, P.C.
Serious Lawyers, Serious Representation
