Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
If you or someone close to you has suffered ill health as a result of using a defective product or consuming contaminated food, then contact Irwin Mitchell for more information on making a product liability compensation claim.
At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to defective product claims, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling Defective Product Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity
Whether the injuries you have suffered are physical, emotional, and financial or a combination of all three, we understand. We have many years’ experience acting on behalf of victims of defective goods.
So don’t worry.
We’ll help you to obtain the evidence you need to make a claim for compensation.
Proven Expertise In Defective Product Claims
Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.
Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in defective product claims.
We act on behalf of individuals and large-scale groups of clients who have fallen victim to defective products – from foods to furniture, electrical goods to tobacco and prescription drugs to faulty medical devices, including:
- Drugs like thalidomide, vioxx, statins, opren, benzodiazapines, aspirin and human growth hormone
- Contaminated blood products and cases of hepatitis C
- Heart valves and defibrillators, joint replacements, stents etc
- Breast and corneal implants
- Contraceptive devices
- Hair dyes and chemical treatments
Rest assured we’ll do everything in our power to bring the manufacturer involved to task and fight tooth and nail to ensure you’re awarded maximum compensation for your suffering.
Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Defective Product Claims Work
Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.
We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.
We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.
Case Study 1
Experienced cyclist Mark bought a new bike and had only used it to travel short distances before his accident. He was riding downhill at approximately 30mph when he heard a knocking noise from the front end of the bicycle and felt a vibration. Suddenly, the wheel buckled and Mark was thrown over the handlebars, fracturing his collarbone.
With our help, Mark made a claim against the shop and the manufacturer of the bicycle. Both denied that something had occurred to the spoke tensioning during assembly or servicing which made the wheel buckle. However, we were able to support the theory with expert evidence, Mark won his case and he was awarded £10,500 in damages.
Case Study 2
Irwin Mitchell represents a number of people who developed a fungal eye infection after using ReNu MoistureLoc, a contact lens solution which wasn’t properly tested before it was put on the market.
Manufacturers Bausch & Lomb recalled the solution following reports of fusarium keratitis eye infections in a number of people that used the product.
Fusarium keratitis infects the cornea, causing pain, discomfort, light sensitivity, and loss of vision. Treatment involves expensive antifungal drug therapy and, should the drugs fail, surgery must be performed to remove any ulcers, lesions, or other unhealthy growths.
At the time of the recall, 2.3 million people worldwide used the contact lens solution, oblivious to the potential dangers.
Case Study 3
In June 2006, the Food Standards Agency forced Cadbury’s to withdraw a million chocolate bars from shops after salmonella montevideo contamination was identified at one of its factories. The Health Protection Agency identified 42 people who had been infected and Cadbury’s were fined £1 million.
Irwin Mitchell represented three families whose children suffered sickness and diarrhoea after eating the contaminated chocolate. Two of the children received over £800, whilst the third received £2,020 as their injuries were more substantial.