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Did You Know?    
 
 
At the end of 2002, CPSC had reports of 5,239 ATV related deaths
Deaths and injuries associated with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have shown an increasing trend in the last several years. This was an increase of 698 deaths from 2001. These additional reported deaths occurred during the years 1999 to 2002. Of these reported fatalities, about one-third were children under 16 years old. Fourteen percent were under 12.

 

Have you or a loved one been injured by a product that was not your fault? Click here to contact Seattle Lawyers that handle product liability cases and lawsuits. You have legal rights and options.

 
Washington Occupants of SUVs and pickups    
 
 
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Washington
Pickup and SUV occupants 147
precentage 24
Total motor vehicle deaths 600

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
 

The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended by the manufacturer.

 
Seattle Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Judgement of $7,000,000 for Washington woman injured in car accident (7/13/2001)
Governmental tort claim by 40-year-old Samia Ashraf who sustained brain damage and multiple fractures when her car was involved in an accident with a van when she pulled out of a Costco Wholesale parking lot in Seattle. She claimed that the City of S
 

The products you purchase from Seattle retail stores, wholesalers, supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product is used in its intended manner.

Products with a dangerously defective potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can file product liability claims and take action against those responsible for the defective or dangerous product.

Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires
  • Toys
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Food
  • Cosmetics

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Seattle Audio & Video    
 
  PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Seattle External Sites    
 
 

Chapter 48.92.020 RCW - The Washington State Legislatur
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now in ... (9) "Product liability" means liability for damage
RCW SECTIONS
The Washington State Bill Information page provides access to legislative ... 7.72.040, Liability of product seller other than manufacturer -- Except

 


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News about product liability cases in Seattle and nationwide:

M2Racer LLC Recalls Bicycle Headsets for Fall Hazard
M2Racer has contacted all headset purchasers and received 21 reports of the headsets scoring the front fork assembly on consumers' bicycles. N...
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Fisher Price Recalls Infant Musical Toy Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a volunt...
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Product Liability Bill Would Block Lawsuits Against Firearms Industry By Gun Victims
Amendment by Torricelli and Feinstein Only Hope to Preserve Strategy of Tobacco-Like Suits Against Gun Industry

The first major bi...

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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Product Liability Fairness Act

Definition:
Allows unimpaired victims of asbestos exposure to be reimbursed for some medical monitoring costs

US CPSC

Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls

Express Warranties

Definition:
Promises stated outright by the manufacturer or seller. They are usually in advertisements or on a product’s packaging.

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Product Liability Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Product Liability:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires

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Seattle Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Arlington
  • Auburn
  • Bellevue
  • Bellingham
  • Bothell
  • Bremerton
  • Edmonds
  • Everett
  • Federal Way
  • Kennewick
  • Kent
  • Kirkland
  • Lacey
  • Longview
  • Lynnwood
  • Marysville
  • Moses Lake
  • Oak Harbor
  • Olympia
  • Pasco
  • Port Orchard
  • Redmond
  • Renton
  • Richland
  • Seattle
  • Shelton
  • Snohomish
  • Spanaway
  • Spokane
  • Sumner
  • Tacoma
  • Vancouver
  • Walla Walla
  • Wenatchee
  • Woodinville
  • Yakima
 


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