Defective Product Liability

Understanding Your Legal Rights

Dangerous and unsafe products find their way onto the market every year.   And unfortunately, these products seriously hurt — and even kill — thousands of adults and children.

A product can be labeled “defective” due to a number of things:

• A flawed design;
• Lack of sufficient warning to consumers;
• Dangerous construction or composition of the product; and
• Breach of an express warranty of the product.

If you’ve been hurt due to a defective product, you’re probably unsure of what to do next.   And, you probably have many questions.   Should you return the product?   Call the police?   The manufacturer?   The insurance company?   A lawyer?

And what about the growing medical bills?

In the case of defective products in Louisiana, the manufacturer and seller may be liable to you, your family members, or innocent bystanders for injuries caused by the product.

The Gertler Law Firm: New Orleans Defective Products Attorneys

Allow me to introduce myself.   My name is Mike Gertler and I am a defective product attorney in New Orleans.   My partners and I have been prosecuting product liability cases in Louisiana for 35 years.

I know, from experience, that manufacturers and sellers often try to take the easy way out in cases like this.   These companies try to pass the blame and put the fault back on you.

The approach I take to win a defective products case is to first and foremost prove that the product was defective due to a design, manufacturing or marketing error.   Then, I’ll identify (or rule out) all potentially responsible parties.   It’s important to act quickly, making sure important evidence doesn’t get lost.

Defective product cases are very serious.   You just want to get back to the quality of life you had before.   That’s why it’s important to get the compensation you deserve.

If you want to know if you have a valid case, then give us a call and we can have an informal phone conversation.   Call our office at 504-355-0057.   Or, if the call is long distance, use our toll-free number at 1-855-GERTLER.   There is never pressure — or a charge — to call us about your situation.

You may be hesitant to move forward because you think hiring a lawyer will require a large sum of money up front.   However, if we do decide to work together, we do not charge any costs or fees unless there is an award or settlement.

Mike Gertler