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Hello, my name is Robert Geller and I'm an attorney in the Tampa Bay area. Today I want to discuss with you how you can make a recovery if you're injured from a product. Before I do that, if you are ever involved in any kind of accident or you're ever injured as a result of a product, automobile accident, falling, or anything like that, feel free to contact our firm. We'll give you a free consultation. Come into our office so we can discuss your case and we can explain to you how we can protect you and make sure you get a good recovery.
Let's talk about how you can recover from being injured by a product in Florida. The law provides that if you're injured from a product caused by the manufacturers design or you are injured because there is a defect in the manufacturing of the product, you can recover from the company that made the product without having to show that they were at fault. This is called strict liability. As long as you can prove they made the product and that you suffer the injury, you can recover from the manufacturer of the product.
There are a lot of products out there on the market that are like this. For example people often bring claims for injuries from drugs, people bring claims for injuries caused while being involved in a motor X vehicle caused by the motor vehicle, and we all know about the famous Pinto case in which people were killed when the gasoline tank blew up. So those are kind of examples our firm has handled- manufacturing defect cases as well.
An example of one of the cases that we worked on was a little boy who was playing basketball and he was playing on an adjustable basketball hoop. You could actually raise or lower the height of the basketball court and the way the manufacturer designed the mechanism was to keep the hoop up. Unfortunately, the whole backboard and hoop came down and smashed him on his head. He suffered a fracture and it was a pretty serious injury. We were able to bring a product liability case against a manufacturer. That's just kind of one example.
We've had cases also where we brought against a manufacturer of a chair. A client sat down on a chair the chair broke. She severely hurt her back, so that's just another example. The statute of limitations for this type of claim is generally four years. You can also bring a negligence claim against the manufacturer as well. You can show that the manufacturer failed to use reasonable care in designing the product.
Have you ever been involved in any type of injury or suffered an injury? Has a family member suffered an injury as a result of a product? My name is Robert Geller. please contact me. We'd be glad to speak with you about your case. Thank you.
