Product liability claims: strict liability, three defect types, two clocks.
Product liability is one of the few areas of tort law where you do not have to prove negligence. The case turns on whether the product was defective in design, manufacturing, or warning — and whether you can preserve the product itself as evidence.
Average product liability settlement by state
Damages caps, statutes, and procedural rules move product liability value more than any other factor. Deep-dive state guides:
- Average product liability settlement in Texas
- Average product liability settlement in California
- Average product liability settlement in Florida
- Average product liability settlement in New York
- Average product liability settlement in Georgia
Every product liability claims guide on this site
Single-event verdicts vs aggregated MDL settlements, and what drives the difference.
Design, manufacturing, and warning defects — what each requires you to prove.
Manufacturer, distributor, retailer, component supplier — and the chain-of-distribution rule.
Preserve the product, photograph it, save packaging, and what not to throw away.
State-specific rules
Product liability claims rules vary by state. Filing deadlines, shared-fault treatment, and damages caps all change the value of a product liability claims claim. Pick your state to see what applies.
Frequently asked questions
Sources
- [1]Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability — Cornell Legal Information Institute
- [2]Consumer Product Safety Commission Injury Data — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- [3]Recalls and Reports — U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration