Hurt Because of a Defective or Dangerous Product? Victim of Consumer Fraud?

Our Atlantic City Products Liability Attorneys Can Help

Product Safety laws are meant to protect the public from harm.   Lawyers have played a very important part in protecting the public by enforcing these laws.  Landmark cases against Tobacco, Pharmaceutical and Automotive companies all started with a lawyer taking up the fight on behalf of a client.    Atlantic County and Atlantic City accident lawyers Donald G. Targan and Michael J. Pender hold Corporations accountable for the harm caused to families by unsafe products.

In recent years, Corporations have increasingly moved manufacturing to less regulated countries, oftentimes at the expense of consumer safety. Corporations that cut corners also do so at the expense of legitimate manufacturers who are trying to run their businesses the right way.

When you purchase a product, you hope that it works the way it should to work. You hope that the product will perform as its manufacturer has advertised and that your purchase will be worthwhile. Above all, you hope the product is safe for you and your family.  Too often, in today’s bottom line driven corporations, companies ignore product safety standards and people get hurt.

Here are a few examples:

• Toys manufactured overseas that contain lead or other toxic materials that can endanger the lives and health of you and your children.
• Medications manufactured by companies that deliberately conceal the harm caused by the product.
• Toxic chemicals contained in household items, including cookware.
• Industrial equipment with inadequate machine guards that put speed and profit before worker safety.

Consumers are also taken advantage of by corporations that sell items in violation of the Consumer Fraud Act. Again, this harms the consumer, the marketplace and law-abiding corporations.  Examples include:

• Mislabeling and Deceptive  Marketing of food and drug products in violation of FDA and other safety regulations
• Counterfeit goods, e.g., a nationwide chain of drugstores selling knockoff beauty products packaged as designer products to deceive consumers into paying more for low-quality items.
• Unfair Debt Collection

The law holds businesses accountable for deceptive practices and for design, labeling and manufacturing defects. Consumers in Atlantic County New Jersey who are injured by dangerous products or are victims of Consumer Fraud should contact Atlantic City accident attorneys Donald G. Targan and Michael J. Pender to find out more information about their rights when it comes to products liability.

The dedicated law firm of Targan & Pender, P.C. has recovered millions of dollars for its clients in products liability actions, including, the following:

• An $8.8 million verdict against a crane manufacturer and an employer when a straddle crane crushed a worker to death.
• An $850,000 settlement for a seriously injured motorist who was in a moving vehicle when a defective utility pole fell and crushed the car.
• A $2.9 million settlement against a U.S. Military defense contractor who negligently delivered scrap metal mixed with explosives to a recycling facility, resulting in an explosion that caused an Ocean County man to burn to death.

Targan & Pender, P.C. Commits the resources necessary to successfully represent our clients while providing individual attention. New Jersey natives Michael J. Pender and Donald G. Targan are skilled litigators with over 65 years of experience between them. Contact them today to find out if you may have a cause of action for products liability.