Unsafe & Defective Product Cases

Product liability claims arise from personal injuries or a wrongful death caused by a dangerous or defective product. The product manufacturer, component parts manufacturer, wholesaler and/or retailer may be responsible for damages related to the misrepresentation of the product's functionality, inadequate or incorrect directions or warnings, a design failure or poor manufacturing technique. At Spohrer & Dodd, we have the experience and expertise to investigate and determine the cause of any accident or injury that resulted from a dangerous product. Some of our verdicts & settlements are listed below:

John Doe v. Power Tool Company: Confidential Settlement
Power tool causes partial amputation of hand
Lohr v. Medtronic Confidential Settlement in Case Heard by U.S. Supreme Court
Ground-breaking U.S. Supreme Court ruling on defective medical device
Class v. Sulzer Orthopedics: $1 Billion Settlement
Mass tort claims related to defective artificial hip implants
Nishijima v. Dunlop & Ford: Confidential Settlement
Defective tire caused vehicle rollover
Bates v. Evenflo: Confidential Settlement
Unsafe child car seat resulted in quadriplegic injuries
Blaylock v. General Motors: $2,900,000 Settlement
Defective seat back in vehicle led to multiple deaths and serious injuries
Tucker v. Peterbilt: Confidential Settlement
Wrongful death caused by door latch failure in tractor-trailer accident
Andrews v. Ford & Firestone: Confidential Settlement
Tire failure caused SUV rollover
Class v. Phen Fen: $6,000,000 Settlement
Diet drug class suit
Lamberson v. Home Depot: Confidential Settlement
Customer injured by defective patio chair purchased at retailer
Pellegrino v. Sunny's Investment, Inc.: Confidential Settlement
Eye injury caused by defect in counterfeit designer sunglasses
Sharpe v. Ohio Medical Instrument Company: Seven-Figure Settlement
Serious injury sustained due to failure of surgical device
Hughes v. Honeywell, Inc.: $800,000 Settlement
Aviation worker injured in Saudi Arabia by defectively manufactured product on F-15
Insurance Co. v. Propeller Manufacturer: $450,000 Settlement
Airplane owner injured by propeller that failed in flight near Sedona, Arizona

Disclaimer: The results from the defective or unsafe product cases listed above are unique to those cases and are not indicative of the results of any other dangerous products case. Each case is unique as the liability for an unsafe product may lie with any or all of the parties in the manufacturing and distribution chain.

If you were injured or a family member killed, by a dangerous or defective product, contact Spohrer & Dodd for expert legal representation of your accident claim for negligence, strict product liability, or breach of warranty.