Product Liability in Houston

A faulty product can turn your home into a danger zone. Appliances catch fire. Tools break mid-use. Furniture collapses. These aren't just accidents—they're failures that shouldn't happen. When a product hurts you or someone you care about, the company that made it needs to answer for it. When dangerous and defective products cause serious injuries, manufacturers must be held accountable. At The Law Office of Sean Bostic-Sealy, we will work to make sure that you receive adequate representation if you are injured by unsafe products, forcing companies to make their products safer for everyone.

Families across Houston deal with injuries from defective goods every year. A space heater sparks a fire. A ladder snaps under normal weight. A child's toy contains toxic materials. These problems don't fix themselves, and medical bills don't wait. If a product caused harm, you have the right to hold the manufacturer accountable.

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Our Product Liability Experience

Our law firm handles a comprehensive range of product liability cases. We represent clients injured by defective vehicles and auto parts, dangerous medical devices, and unsafe pharmaceutical drugs. Our experience extends to industrial equipment failures, defective consumer products, and dangerous children's toys.

Understanding Product Defects

Product liability cases generally fall into three main categories. Design defects represent fundamental flaws in how products are conceived, including unsafe features or the absence of necessary safety features. Manufacturing defects occur during production, such as assembly errors, quality control failures, or the use of substandard materials. Marketing defects involve inadequate warnings, missing safety instructions, or misleading marketing that fails to properly disclose risks to consumers.

Pursuing Maximum Compensation

We understand the devastating impact defective products can have on victims and their families. That's why we aggressively pursue all available compensation, including current and future medical expenses, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity. We also fight for compensation for pain and suffering, permanent disability, disfigurement, mental anguish, and loss of quality of life. When appropriate, we pursue punitive damages to hold manufacturers accountable for particularly egregious conduct.

Holding All Parties Accountable

Product liability cases often involve multiple responsible parties. We pursue claims against manufacturers, designers, and component suppliers. We also investigate the role of distributors, retailers, testing laboratories, marketing companies, and safety consultants to ensure all negligent parties are held accountable.

Building Strong Cases

Our thorough investigation process examines every aspect of a product's history, including design decisions, manufacturing processes, and safety testing records. We analyze industry standards, investigate similar incidents, and evaluate regulatory compliance. We also examine corporate knowledge of potential dangers and the adequacy of warning labels and safety instructions.

Time is Critical

Evidence in product liability cases can disappear quickly. Manufacturers often recall or modify dangerous products after accidents occur. That's why it's crucial to contact us immediately after an injury to preserve crucial evidence and protect your legal rights.

How We Trace Injuries Back to Defective Products

Most people trust the items they bring home. You plug in a coffee maker, assemble a crib, or use a power tool without a second thought. But when something fails, the fallout can be severe. Burns, broken bones, and head injuries can all trace back to a company that skipped steps or ignored safety rules.

Defective products show up in daily routines. Some break right away. Others work for months before failing in a way that causes real harm. The injury might be sudden, but the effects linger. Medical care, missed work, and pain all pile up. Pinpointing what failed is the first step toward holding the right party responsible.

• Household Appliances: Ovens, dryers, and heaters that overheat or spark fires without warning.
• Power Tools and Equipment: Saws, drills, and ladders that fail during normal use and cause cuts or falls.
• Children's Products: Toys, cribs, and car seats with choking hazards or structural flaws.
• Electronics and Batteries: Phones, laptops, and chargers that explode or catch fire.
• Furniture and Home Goods: Chairs, tables, and shelving that collapse under expected weight.

These injuries come from poor design, sloppy manufacturing, or missing warnings. A dangerous product attorney in Texas will look at the product, the injury, and the company's choices. We dig into what happened and why the product was ever sold in the first place.

What We Look for in Design, Manufacturing, and Warning Defects

When a product fails, the reason matters. Some products are flawed from the drawing board. Others leave the factory with mistakes that should have been caught. Sometimes, the product is only safe if you know the risks, but the company never told you. Texas law covers all three, and each one needs a different approach.

With a design defect, every item made from that plan is risky. Manufacturing defects show up in certain batches or units. Warning defects mean the company left out key instructions or safety tips. Each type can lead to serious harm, and each one shapes how we build your case.

• Design Defects: The product's blueprint itself is unsafe, affecting every item made from that plan.
• Manufacturing Defects: Errors during production that create dangerous flaws in specific units or batches.
• Warning Defects: Missing or unclear instructions that fail to explain known risks or proper use.

Sorting out which defect caused your injury is key. A houston product liability lawyer will check the product, review how it was made, and compare it to what’s normal in the industry. We also look for signs the company knew about the problem but sold it anyway. That evidence can make all the difference.

Why We Tell Clients to Save the Defective Product

When a product causes harm, the item itself becomes the most important proof you have. Don’t toss it. Don’t fix it. Don’t let anyone else take it apart. Once it’s changed or gone, proving your case gets much harder. Courts and insurance companies want to see the real thing, not just photos or stories.

Keep the product in a safe spot, just as it was after the injury. If it’s big or broken, take clear photos from every angle before moving it. Hold onto the box, receipts, and any instructions. All of this helps show what failed and when. A defective product attorney in Texas will use these details to build your claim and push back when companies try to dodge blame.