Defective product solicitors at Leigh Day & Co have extensive and wide-ranging experience of successfully representing consumers who have been injured, have died, or who have suffered serious damage to their property because of faulty consumer goods, including white goods such as
fridges, freezers and
dishwashers.
News stories about
personal injuries, or even deaths, caused by faulty consumer products have hit the headlines in recent years and they include the 'toxic sofa' claims where individuals suffered burns and rashes from faulty leather sofas; claims on behalf of children who suffered
amputation injuries when using defective pushchairs; compensation claims for people affected by house-fires caused by defective electrical goods;
hair dye claims for compensation for people who have suffered burn injuries and catastrophic allergic reactions after using hair dye; and claims for people injured in car crashes caused by defective brakes. The team is also experienced in successfully handling claims on behalf of people who have suffered from
food poisoning.
Defective consumer claims experience at Leigh Day
- Partner Jill Paterson represented a client whose house was destroyed after a fire caused by a faulty dishwasher.
- Partner Jill Paterson is currently representing clients who have suffered extensive property damage and personal injuries after domestic appliances were identified by the Fire Brigade as the probable cause of devastating house fires.
- Solicitor Michelle Victor has successfully obtained compensation for a child who was injured on a defective playground swing.
- Partners Bozena Michalowska-Howells and Jill Paterson have extensive experience of representing hundreds of claimants in group claims against pharmaceutical and medical device companies, including claims relating to prosthetic hip and knee joints, and a variety of prescription drugs.
- Michelle Victor has specialist expertise in food poisoning claims and has successfully pursued legal action against tour operators Thompson Holidays, where over 1,000 holiday makers staying at the 4* Bahia Prince Hotel in the Dominion Republic, suffered food poisoning brought on by salmonella, campylobacter, cryptosporidium, shigella and giardia. Michelle also represented over 120 people in what is believed to be one of the UKs largest outbreaks of food poisoning and pursued legal action against A1 Kebabish.
- Product liability solicitor Michelle Victor has expertise in running successful hair dye compensation claims. She obtained significant compensation for a client who suffered a severe reaction to a hair dye which contained PPD, despite having done a skin test. Her client suffered anaphylactic shock, swelling to her face, and her mouth and tongue and became intolerant to certain fabrics. Her client required urgent hospital treatment.
News
Woman became ill after taking vitamin and mineral supplement
The Food Standards Agency reports that contaminated Tropicana Kids orange juice cartons have been recalled
Which? raises awareness on Beko white goods
Company statement admits unsafe build-up of carbon monoxide can occur
Carmen Rowe lost her sight after a severe allergic reaction to hair dye
Consumers could gain stronger protection if class action regime is introduced
Specialist faulty consumer goods solicitor Jill Paterson highlights potential fire hazards of some white goods
Faulty fridge freezer could be cause of recent house fire
Solicitor Michelle Victor is representing a woman who suffered a severe reaction after applying hair dye
The Wells Leisure Centre swimming pool is closed until January 2012 following sickness amongst swimmers
Woman may have suffered severe allergic reaction to hair dye chemical
Botulism alert over jar of Korma sauces
Beko frost-free freezer may have caused tower block fire.
Maclaren USA has announced a product recall after some children’s fingers were amputated in buggy hinges
This morning the four victims of the Northwick Park drug trials represented by Leigh Day & Co were delighted to receive interim payments to help tide them over the coming difficult months.
An E. coli support group has had its complaint against the Food Standards Agency upheld