Product Liability

When someone is injured by a defective product, the manufacturer often has breached an important duty of care and must compensate injured victims. At CHAPMAN, LEWIS & SWAN, we look into the defective design, manufacturing or labeling of both consumer and business products.

In a publicized product liability case, CHAPMAN, LEWIS & SWAN represented the family of an individual who experienced severe burns over 71% of his body when an acetylene tank exploded. A federal jury in Memphis, TN awarded more than $6.5 million to the victim and his family.

Recently in February 2000, a jury in Los Angeles, California, awarded a $8,361,000.00 verdict to a paralyzed victim of a defectively designed personal watercraft. A CHAPMAN, LEWIS & SWAN attorney served as Lead Trial Counsel.