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Houston defective product lawyer.

When a product injures you, Texas law provides powerful strict-liability remedies against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. We've handled defective auto parts, power tools, medical devices, and more.

Quick answer: Under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 82 and common-law strict product liability, plaintiffs can recover for design defects, manufacturing defects, and marketing (warning) defects. The 15-year statute of repose generally limits claims to products sold within the past 15 years, with exceptions.

Injuries we see in defective product & product liability cases

  • Depends entirely on the product — from minor to catastrophic

Compensation available under Texas law

  • Medical care and rehabilitation
  • Lost earnings
  • Pain and suffering
  • Property damage
  • Wrongful death damages
  • Exemplary damages for gross indifference to consumer safety
How we work

Our process on a defective product & product liability case.

01

Preserve the product

Do not return, repair, or throw out the product. It is the single most important piece of evidence.

02

Identify every defendant

Manufacturer, component supplier, distributor, retailer — each can be liable under strict product liability.

03

Expert engineering analysis

Engineering experts disassemble the product and identify the defect under laboratory conditions.

Frequently asked

Questions people ask about defective product & product liability cases.

What if I don't have the product anymore?

Cases without the product are very difficult. If you still have it, preserve it exactly as it was at the time of injury.

Can I sue the retailer or only the manufacturer?

Texas law allows suits against non-manufacturing sellers in limited circumstances, typically when the manufacturer is insolvent or beyond jurisdiction.

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