St. Louis Product Liability Lawyers

Award-Winning Trial Attorneys Standing Up for Consumers

Every day, consumers place their trust in the products they use, from medications and medical devices to cars, electronics, and household goods. Unfortunately, not all products are safe when they hit the shelves. When companies put profits ahead of safety, the results can be devastating to consumers, and it’s only right to think about how legal action could help.

At Meyerkord Law Group, LC, our award-winning trial attorneys fight to hold negligent product manufacturers and distributors accountable. If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective product, our team is here to stand with you against powerful corporations and their insurers.

Defective products that often lead to product liability lawsuits include:

• Automobiles and auto parts (airbags, brakes, seatbelts, tires)
• Prescription drugs and medical devices
• Household appliances and electronics
• Children’s toys and products
• Industrial machinery and workplace equipment
• Consumer goods (ladders, power tools, furniture)

Were you hurt by an unsafe product? Call (314) 500-6000 to speak with our product liability attorneys, serving clients throughout St. Louis and beyond.

How Our Team Handles Product Liability Claims

Product liability claims are rarely simple. They can involve multiple responsible parties, including the product’s designer, manufacturer, distributor, or retailer. Our attorneys know how to investigate every angle of these cases, identify where negligence occurred, and prepare a strong claim against the right parties.

We are here to handle every stage of the process, such as:

• Conducting a thorough investigation of the defective product.
• Working with expert witnesses to prove how and why the product failed.
• Attempting to negotiate with insurers and defense attorneys for a fair settlement.
• Taking the case to trial if that is what it takes to achieve justice.

Three Types of Product Defects

Product liability law generally recognizes three main types of product defects, including:

• Design defects – Problems with the product’s blueprint or concept that make the product inherently unsafe, such as a vehicle model prone to rolling over.
• Manufacturing defects – Errors that occur during production, leading to some batches of the product being unsafe, such as a contaminated batch of medication.
• Marketing defects or failure to warn – When a company fails to provide adequate instructions or warnings about product risks, such as a power tool sold without clear safety guidance.

Understanding the type of defect involved in your case is an important step in the injury claims process because it determines how liability is proven and who may be responsible. When necessary to know more about a product’s defect type, we can use our network to connect with trusted product engineers.

Using Experts to Strengthen Product Liability Claims

Proving that a product was defective usually requires more than just testimony from the injured consumer. At Meyerkord Law Group, LC, we can work closely with product engineers, safety experts, and industry professionals to analyze the unsafe product and demonstrate its dangers in a compelling way to a judge or jury. We know how to break down complex engineering and design details into clear arguments that resonate in court. 

Technical evidence is often the key to showing that:

• The product was unreasonably dangerous; and,
• The defect directly caused the injury.

Thanks to strict product liability laws that apply in many cases, we might not have to take the extra steps to prove that you were using the product correctly. Instead, the focus will be on proving that the manufacturer sold a product that could become unsafe to the average consumer.

Compensation Available in Product Liability Claims

When a defective product causes serious injury, the financial and personal toll can be overwhelming. Our St. Louis product liability attorneys can pursue the full amount of compensation you need to recover, which will likely be much more than the minimum amount that insurance companies may initially offer.

In a successful product liability claim, compensation may cover:

• Medical bills, hospital expenses, and rehabilitation costs
• Future medical needs related to the injury
• Lost wages and diminished earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Permanent disability, scarring, or disfigurement
• Wrongful death damages, if a loved one has been fatally injured

Call a St. Louis Product Liability Attorney Today

Product manufacturers and their insurers have powerful legal teams working to protect them. You deserve equally strong representation on your side. Choose our team now. At Meyerkord Law Group, LC in St. Louis, we are committed to holding negligent companies accountable and fighting for justice on behalf of consumers harmed by unsafe products.

If you or a loved one were injured by a defective product, call us at (314) 500-6000 today for a free consultation.