Compensation for Victims of Defective Machinery

Every year many workers are injured due to defects in the machinery they use in their work. This can be due to design defects, manufacturing defects or failure to warn of hazards inherent in the machinery. Actions to recover damages for injuries can be hard to prove as manufacturers heavily resist these claims. If one claim is successful it opens the way for many other claims from other persons injured. At Shoop | A Professional Law Corporation, persons injured by defective machinery receive aggressive and experienced advocacy for their claims. Victims of defective machinery are encouraged to contact an attorney to seek the compensation they deserve.

Machinery Defects

Defective machinery that commonly cause injures includes:

• Absent or poorly placed shut-off switches
• Failures to provide guards on saws
• Ladders that collapse
• Cranes that drop loads
• Defective forklifts, bulldozers and backhoes
• Compaction equipment malfunction
• Hole-punching equipment defects
• Defective agricultural machinery

Attorney David Shoop at the firm energetically investigates claims of defective machinery to isolate the cause and the parties responsible for the defect. With his experience in the area he is able to prepare strong claims for damages and litigate effectively in court for full damages. He seeks for his clients damages for medical expenses, hospitalization costs, property damage, loss of income and pain and suffering. Where an individual has died in an accident, he seeks compensation for wrongful death for the families for their burial and funeral expenses and loss of comfort and support. With his prowess in court well known to manufacturers and their insurers, he is often able to obtain fast settlements on favorable terms.