Injured by a dangerous or defective product in Western Pennsylvania? The product liability team at Chaffin Luhana fights to hold manufacturers and sellers accountable and to recover the compensation you deserve.
Why You Need a Pittsburgh Product Liability Attorney
Defective products—from household goods and power tools to vehicles, medical devices, and electronics—cause hundreds of thousands of injuries each year. Federal data show extensive emergency-department visits tied to consumer products and frequent safety recalls across industries. A focused
Pittsburgh defective products lawyer can investigate the defect, preserve evidence, work with engineering and medical experts, and pursue compensation from every liable party.
Who We Help
- Injuries from automotive defects (airbags, brakes, fuel systems, EV components)
- Medical device failures (implants, pumps, surgical tools) and dangerous drugs
- Household product, children’s product, and power tool defects
- Electronics and battery fires (lithium-ion thermal events)
- Equipment and machinery defects at home or in public spaces
Types of Product Defects We Litigate
Design Defects
Unsafe by design even when manufactured and used as intended (e.g., rollover-prone vehicles or devices with inadequate fail-safes).
Manufacturing Defects
Departures from the intended design due to faulty materials, contamination, or process errors (e.g., cracked welds, misassembled components).
Failure to Warn / Inadequate Instructions
Insufficient risk disclosures, missing contraindications, or poor user instructions leading to foreseeable misuse and injury.
Key Evidence in a Defective Product Case
- The product itself (do not discard it); packaging, manuals, warnings, and receipts
- Photos/video of the incident and aftermath; fire or incident reports
- Medical records, diagnosis, and treatment trajectory
- Recall notices, service bulletins, complaint databases, and prior incident data
- Expert analysis (engineering, warnings, human factors, biomechanics, medical causation)
Who Can Be Liable?
Pennsylvania product liability law may hold multiple entities responsible under strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, and related theories:
- Designers and manufacturers
- Component suppliers
- Importers and private-label brand owners
- Distributors and retailers
Compensation We Pursue
- Medical expenses (past and future), rehabilitation, and in-home care
- Lost wages, reduced earning capacity, and vocational losses
- Pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, scarring/disfigurement
- Wrongful death and survival claims for families
- Punitive damages where egregious corporate conduct is proven
Safety Data & Recalls: Why These Cases Matter
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) tracks hundreds of thousands of consumer product–related ER visits annually, underscoring the scope of preventable harm. See the CPSC’s NEISS overview and data resources (CPSC NEISS).
Vehicle and component defects generate extensive federal recalls each year; the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) publishes annual recall reports and completion-rate data (e.g., the NHTSA Annual Recall Reports). Medical devices likewise undergo frequent recalls—see the FDA’s Medical Device Recalls & Early Alerts.
What to Do After a Defective Product Injury
- Seek medical care immediately and follow your doctor’s instructions.
- Preserve the product and all parts, packaging, receipts, and instructions—store safely.
- Photograph the scene, injuries, and product condition; keep incident and claim numbers.
- Do not return or surrender the product to a manufacturer/insurer without legal advice.
- Call Chaffin Luhana for a free case review: 1-888-480-1123.
Why Choose Chaffin Luhana
- No fee unless we win, with transparent communication at every step
- Pittsburgh-based advocacy serving Western Pennsylvania and the tri-state region
- Plaintiffs-only firm with leadership roles in complex and nationwide litigation