At Schneiderman Trial Attorneys, we understand that consumers place their trust in manufacturers every day. When defective products cause serious injuries, our dedicated product liability attorneys fight to hold corporations accountable. Our firm combines technical expertise with aggressive advocacy to secure the compensation California consumers deserve when they’re harmed by dangerous products.
At Schneiderman Trial Attorneys, we fight to ensure those responsible are held accountable and that you receive the compensation you deserve.
California’s product liability laws provide strong protections for consumers injured by defective products. Under California’s strict liability standard, manufacturers and sellers can be held responsible for injuries caused by their products without the injured party having to prove negligence. This consumer-friendly legal framework creates powerful opportunities for recovery, but requires sophisticated legal representation to navigate effectively.
Schneiderman Trial Attorneys handles product liability cases involving all types of defects:
Design defects occur when a product’s fundamental design renders it unreasonably dangerous, even when manufactured correctly and used as intended. California applies the “consumer expectation test” and the “risk-benefit test” to evaluate design defect claims.
Our firm represents clients injured by design defects including:
We work with engineering experts, industrial designers, and safety specialists to analyze product designs and identify specific flaws. Our technical approach includes computer modeling, prototype testing, and failure analysis to demonstrate how alternative designs would have prevented injuries. We understand the complex interplay between applicable industry standards, governmental regulations, and design best practices.
For medical device and pharmaceutical cases, we collaborate with specialized experts in biomechanics, pharmacology, and medical research to establish how design flaws led to injuries. We analyze FDA approval processes, clinical trial data, and post-market surveillance reports to build comprehensive cases against powerful pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
Manufacturing defects occur when a product deviates from its intended design during production, creating dangerous conditions in specific units or batches. These cases often involve proving that a specific product differed from design specifications or other units in the same product line.
Our manufacturing defect expertise includes cases involving:
Our approach to manufacturing defect cases includes detailed forensic analysis of the specific product that caused injury, often comparing it to properly manufactured examples of the same product. We work with metallurgists, industrial engineers, quality control experts, and testing laboratories to scientifically document manufacturing deviations.
We understand how to obtain and analyze internal manufacturing records, quality control data, and supplier information through the discovery process. For cases involving systematic manufacturing problems, we investigate similar incidents and complaints, sometimes collaborating with attorneys handling similar cases nationwide to establish patterns of defects.
Even properly designed and manufactured products can be defective if they lack adequate warnings about non-obvious dangers or proper instructions for safe use. California law imposes a duty on manufacturers to warn consumers about potential hazards associated with their products.
We handle failure to warn cases involving:
Our attorneys work with human factors experts, warnings specialists, and industry-specific professionals to establish what warnings would have been adequate and how proper warnings would have prevented injury. We analyze industry standards for warnings, including ANSI Z535 standards, ISO guidelines, and regulatory requirements for specific product categories.
For pharmaceutical cases, we thoroughly examine the evolution of warning labels, physician package inserts, and direct-to-consumer advertising to identify inadequate risk disclosures. We understand the FDA’s role in label approval and the pharmaceutical industry’s responsibility to update warnings when new risks emerge.
Schneiderman Trial Attorneys brings significant technical and legal resources to product liability cases:
Schneiderman Trial Attorneys handles product liability cases involving virtually any consumer or industrial product that causes injury, including:
Product liability cases demand technical understanding that general personal injury firms often lack. Our legal team brings expertise and knowledge to product cases:
Product liability litigation against major manufacturers requires significant resources. Schneiderman Trial Attorneys commits the necessary resources to level the playing field:
Our attorneys have successfully taken on some of the world’s largest manufacturers across multiple industries. We understand corporate defense strategies and how to overcome them:
For products that have caused widespread harm, our attorneys participate in coordinated proceedings and multi-district litigation (MDL). We understand how to leverage the collective knowledge of these proceedings while maintaining focus on your individual case and specific damages.
