{"id":5901,"date":"2017-03-03T15:15:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T20:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/product-liability\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:13:53","slug":"responsabilidad-del-producto","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/practice-areas\/product-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Liability Lawyer in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturers in New York must produce safe items that comply with consumer protection laws. When manufacturers make a defective product that hurts someone, they can be held liable for injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have injuries from a dangerous or defective consumer product you purchased, you need to speak to a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/en\/new-york-city\/personal-injury-lawyer\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City personal injury lawyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Napoli Shkolnik. We can help you file a product liability claim against the manufacturer to recover compensation for your medical bills, lost work income, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact our team today to discuss your claim with a product liability lawyer in New York City. We\u2019ve <\/span><b>recovered over $20 billion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in settlements and verdicts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why Choose Napoli Shkolnik for Legal Representation?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Napoli Shkolnik is a nationally recognized personal injury law firm with a proven track record of successful case results. We are known for our efficient approach to litigation that utilizes in-house medical review teams and former claims adjusters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We excel at developing novel legal solutions for common problems and prepare every case with the same level of care and attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have secured several multi-million- and even multi-billion-dollar settlements for product liability cases, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A $12.5 billion settlement in multi-district litigation over water contamination from defective water-based agents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A multimillion-dollar settlement for permanent injuries due to defective furniture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A $1.3 million verdict for injuries due to defective elevator machinery<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A $1 million settlement for severe hand injuries due to defective machinery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/our-attorneys\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuestro equipo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has experience with complex mass tort litigation that can intersect with product liability claims. Call us today to learn why tens of thousands of clients have chosen us for legal representation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What Does Product Liability Mean?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product liability is the legal doctrine that can hold product designers and manufacturers liable when defective products they make cause injuries to consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under New York product liability law, responsibility can extend to any entity involved in the design, creation, shipping, or sale of the defective product.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Common Defective Products That Can Cause Injury<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtually any product can be dangerous if it has manufacturing or design defects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some common types of defective consumer items that may cause injury:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auto parts (e.g., tires, brakes, ignition systems, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical devices (e.g., pacemakers, insulin pumps, transvaginal mesh, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharmaceutical products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Household appliances (e.g., furnaces, ovens, home heaters, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children&#8217;s toys<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby products (e.g., cribs, strollers, infant formula, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electronics with lithium-ion batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furniture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Power tools and machinery<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Types of Product Liability Claims in New York<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product liability laws allow injured victims to sue manufacturers for injuries due to defective products.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three primary ways in which a product can be considered defective under a product liability claim:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Defectos de fabricaci\u00f3n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily, products can be defective due to individual errors in the manufacturing process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, defective tires may have imperfections from rubber contamination that cause them to rupture under normal operating conditions. Manufacturing flaws typically affect only individual products or a specific batch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Dangerous Design<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product defects may also be due to defective product design. These are products that cause injury due to inherent design flaws, not due to specific manufacturing errors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defective designs can affect an entire product line and lead to mass-tort litigation if multiple individuals are injured.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Falta de advertencia<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failure to warn is a type of marketing defect in which products lack proper instructions or warnings for use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, a medication that doesn&#8217;t list known adverse reactions would be defective from a marketing standpoint. These claims don&#8217;t focus on physical or design flaws, but on flaws in how manufacturers provide information about product safety and safe use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>New York Uses Strict Liability for Defective Product Injury Claims<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In New York, product liability claims are typically pursued under a theory of strict liability. According to strict liability, product designers and manufacturers can be automatically liable when defective products cause injuries, regardless of whether they were negligent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So long as the product caused injury and had material, design, or marketing defects, the manufacturer is responsible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatively, product liability claims can be pursued on a breach of warranty basis. According to this argument, defective products failed to uphold the manufacturer&#8217;s explicit or implicit promises about the product&#8217;s safety and performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Compensation You Can Recover in a Product Liability Lawsuit in New York City<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a lawsuit, a product liability lawyer in New York City can pursue economic damages and non-economic damages for your injury-related losses, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emergency medical bills and future necessary medical treatment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specialist care, surgeries, rehabilitative therapy, prescription medication, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lost work income and the value of other lost employment compensation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diminished lifetime earning capacity due to disability or impairment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pain and suffering, emotional distress, and mental anguish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discomfort and inconvenience from scarring and disfigurement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team can represent you during settlement negotiations and hold insurers accountable to their payment obligations. We can also push for additional punitive damages if there is evidence that manufacturers deliberately violated product safety laws and caused you harm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How Long Do I Have to File a Product Liability Claim in New York?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/laws\/CVP\/214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NY CPLR 214<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generally gives you <\/span><b>tres a\u00f1os<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to file a product liability lawsuit.\u00a0 Most of the time, after the statute of limitations expires, your legal right to financial damages will expire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-year timer starts counting from the date that you received your injuries or discovered your condition. Unlike some other states, New York doesn&#8217;t have a general statute of repose for product liability claims, so it doesn&#8217;t matter how long ago you bought the defective product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although three years is the typically referenced statute of limitations, there are many situations that can alter this timeline. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to contact a lawyer to see if any exceptions apply to your case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Contact Us to Speak to a NYC Product Liability Lawyer<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of whether you&#8217;ve been injured by a defective medical device or household appliance, Napoli Shkolnik can help you secure justice and closure. Contact our offices online or call us by phone to speak to a product liability lawyer in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Case evaluations are free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so there is no risk to getting in touch.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":63,"template":"","practiceareas_category":[747],"class_list":["post-5901","practiceareas","type-practiceareas","status-publish","hentry","practiceareas_category-business-litigation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22870,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5901\/revisions\/22870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}