LAS VEGAS SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

Looking Into Product Liability Claims Against Vehicle Manufacturers

The first thing we look at in any single vehicle accident is whether the car or truck itself was at fault–or more specifically, if the companies responsible for manufacturing the vehicle were negligent. Although the majority of motor vehicles on Nevada’s roads are perfectly safe, there are still far too many cars and trucks that suffer from manufacturing or design defects. Nevada’s product liability laws allow victims to recover when such defects lead to injury.

Nevada follows a strict liability rule, which means that if a plaintiff can prove they were injured by a flaw in a product’s design or manufacture–or there was a “failure to warn” with respect to a known safety risks–said plaintiff is likely entitled to recover damages. “Strict” liability in this context means that the manufacturer is responsible no matter how careful they were, i.e. it is unnecessary to prove there was any negligence. Of course, if there is evidence of negligence, that too can establish product liability. For instance, if a car manufacturer ignores internal tests that show a part is defective, that can demonstrate negligence.

The problem with modern vehicles, unlike other kinds of consumer products, is they are complex machines composed of thousands of parts. There may be dozens, if not hundreds, of companies that were involved in the design and manufacturing process. It may take several months just to figure out what individual part (or parts) failed and who was responsible for it. This is where there is no substitute for having a Las Vegas single vehicle accident attorney on your side. Attorney Farhan Naqvi leads a highly skilled team of lawyers who have experience investigating and pursuing product liability claims. In fact, even after handling over 4,000 personal injury cases, Attorney Naqvi has never lost a jury trial.