Miami Product Liability Lawyers

A defective product can cause a serious injury in seconds. A pressure cooker may release scalding contents, a lithium-ion battery can ignite, a ladder can collapse, a steamer can discharge hot water, or an automotive component can fail when it is needed most.

The product liability lawyers at the Law Offices of Jason Turchin represent people in Miami and throughout Florida who suffer serious injuries involving allegedly defective or dangerous products. Our firm has more than 20 years of experience handling personal injury claims and has substantial experience investigating product-related burn injuries and other product liability cases.

Our Miami product liability practice is primarily focused on cases involving significant physical injuries, including serious burns and scalds, hospitalization, surgery, fractures, permanent scarring or disfigurement, traumatic injuries, and wrongful death.

If you were seriously injured by a consumer product, call 800-337-7755 or chat with our live agents for a free consultation.

Product Liability Cases Our Miami Lawyers Focus On

Product liability covers an enormous range of products. We concentrate on significant injury cases where the nature of the product failure and resulting damages may justify the investigation and expert work that product liability litigation can require.

Some of the product cases we may investigate include:

• Pressure cooker explosions and lid failures
• Severe burns and scald injuries caused by consumer products
• Coffee maker and espresso machine burns
• Electric kettle burn injuries
• Hot coffee and beverage burns
• Steam cleaner and garment steamer burns
• Portable steam sauna injuries
• Sauna blanket burns
• Heating pad and heated blanket burns
• Heated sock, glove, and insole burns
• Tabletop fire pit and flame-jetting injuries
• Lithium-ion battery fires and explosions
• Portable charger and power bank fires
• E-bike and e-scooter battery fires
• Power tool battery explosions
• Air fryer and countertop appliance injuries
• Ladder and step stool collapses
• Defective chairs and furniture collapses
• Defective power tools and equipment
• Airbag and other automotive defect claims
• Tire tread separation claims
• Vehicle seat and crashworthiness defects
• Selected recalled products that cause serious injuries

Not every case requires a recall. A product can potentially be defective even if no government agency or manufacturer has announced a recall.

Pressure Cooker Explosion and Burn Injury Claims

Pressure cooker injury claims are an important part of our product liability practice.

Electric pressure cookers and multicookers operate using heated contents under pressure. A serious injury can occur when hot liquid, steam, or food is suddenly expelled toward a user. Some cases involve allegations that a lid could be opened or removed while the contents remained pressurized.

Our attorneys have investigated claims involving multiple pressure cooker brands and models. Depending on the incident, an investigation may examine the lid-locking mechanism, pressure release system, valves, safety features, warnings, instructions, and whether the cooker operated as consumers reasonably expected.

We have handled numerous pressure cooker claims and have served as lead counsel in consolidated federal litigation involving a pressure cooker manufacturer. That experience can be particularly valuable when evaluating how a cooker failed and what evidence should be preserved.

Additional information is available through our pressure cooker lawyers resource.

Burn and Scald Injuries From Defective Products

Our firm has developed a significant focus on product-related burn injury claims.

Serious burns can require emergency treatment, hospitalization, wound care, debridement, skin grafting, plastic surgery, scar management, physical therapy, and future medical treatment. Burns involving the face, hands, feet, joints, or large portions of the body can have particularly significant consequences.

We may investigate burns involving coffee makers, electric kettles, steamers, heated products, countertop appliances, fire pits, pressure cookers, batteries, and other consumer products.

For example, our attorneys can file lawsuits regarding garment steamer burn claims, fire pit injuries, and other serious product-related burns.

Lithium-Ion Battery Fire and Explosion Claims

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, laptops, portable chargers, e-bikes, scooters, tools, heated clothing, and countless other consumer products. When a battery experiences a serious failure, the resulting fire can develop rapidly and cause severe burns.

A battery injury investigation may involve the battery cells, charging system, battery management system, charger, product design, manufacturing process, warnings, and other components.

Our firm investigates serious lithium-ion battery fire injuries, including claims involving power banks, consumer electronics, e-bikes, e-scooters, and power tool battery explosions.

Defective Ladders, Step Stools, Chairs, and Furniture

A product does not have to explode or catch fire to cause catastrophic injuries. A ladder, step stool, chair, or piece of furniture that unexpectedly collapses can cause a person to fall several feet or strike a hard surface.

Potential injuries include fractures, head injuries, spinal injuries, torn ligaments, shoulder injuries, knee injuries, and other trauma.

Our Miami product liability lawyers may investigate failures involving hinges, locking mechanisms, welds, fasteners, structural components, materials, assembly, stability, or other allegedly defective components. Learn more about our work involving ladder injuries, step stool collapses, and defective furniture.

Automotive Product Liability Claims

Sometimes an automobile accident is caused or made substantially worse by a problem with the vehicle itself.

Our automotive product liability lawyers may investigate serious injury cases involving:

• Defective airbags
• Unexpected airbag deployment
• Airbags that allegedly fail to deploy
• Tire tread separation
• Seat or seatback collapse
• Seat belt defects
• Vehicle fires
• Crashworthiness issues
• Other defective vehicle components

Automotive defect cases can require engineers and other experts to inspect the vehicle, download available data, examine components, and determine whether an alleged defect contributed to the crash or enhanced the injuries.

What Is a Product Liability Claim in Florida?

Florida product liability law can potentially apply to claims arising from the manufacture, construction, design, formulation, installation, preparation, or assembly of a product. Depending on the facts, claims may involve theories such as strict liability, negligence, or breach of warranty.

Product liability cases are commonly discussed in terms of three potential types of defects:

Design Defects

A design defect claim focuses on the design of the product itself. These cases may require expert analysis of the product, its intended function, foreseeable risks, and potentially safer alternative designs.

Manufacturing Defects

A manufacturing defect may arise when a particular product differs from its intended design because something allegedly went wrong during manufacturing or assembly.

Failure to Warn or Inadequate Warnings

Some product liability cases involve allegations that a manufacturer or another responsible company failed to adequately warn consumers about a risk associated with a product or failed to provide appropriate instructions for safe use.

Which legal theories may apply depends on the product, the alleged defect, how the injury occurred, and other facts specific to the claim.

Who Can Be Responsible for a Defective Product?

Identifying the responsible companies can be more complicated than simply looking at the name printed on the product.

Depending on Florida law and the facts of the case, potentially responsible parties may include:

• The product manufacturer
• A component manufacturer
• An importer
• A distributor
• A retailer
• An online seller
• Another company involved in placing the product into the stream of commerce

Online purchases can make this investigation particularly complicated. A product purchased through Amazon or another marketplace may have been manufactured overseas, imported by one company, sold by another, and fulfilled through a separate entity.

Learn more about our Amazon product injury claims.

Preserve the Product After a Serious Injury

If you believe a product caused a serious injury, preserving the actual product can be extremely important.

If it can be done safely, consider preserving the product substantially as it existed after the incident. Avoid throwing it away, repairing it, dismantling it, or returning it to a manufacturer or retailer before speaking with an attorney about a serious injury claim.

Also consider preserving:

• Original packaging
• Instructions and warnings
• Receipts or online purchase records
• Model and serial numbers
• Photographs and videos of the product
• Photographs of the accident location
• Photographs documenting injuries over time
• Emails or messages with the seller or manufacturer
• Recall notices
• Medical records

A product liability expert may eventually need to inspect or test the product. If a damaged battery or another product presents a fire or safety hazard, do not risk another injury merely to preserve evidence. Appropriate professionals may need to determine how the item can be safely secured.

Compensation in a Miami Product Liability Case

When a viable product liability claim exists, potential damages may depend on the nature and severity of the injuries. Recoverable damages could include medical expenses, future medical care, lost wages, loss of future earning capacity, pain and suffering, disability, scarring, disfigurement, and other legally recoverable losses.

If an allegedly defective product causes a fatal injury, surviving family members may have a potential wrongful death claim.

Why Choose Our Miami Product Liability Lawyers?

Product liability cases can require lawyers to do far more than negotiate with an insurance adjuster. A serious case may involve preserving the product, retaining engineers, researching prior incidents and recalls, identifying manufacturers and distributors, obtaining technical documents, taking depositions, and litigating against corporations and their insurers.

Attorney Jason Turchin has more than 20 years of experience representing injury victims and has handled numerous product liability claims. His professional recognition includes:

• AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, 2026
• AVVO 10.0 Superb Rating
• Super Lawyers, 2020 through 2026
• A+ BBB Rated annually from 2014 through 2026
• Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum Award, 2026
• Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum List
• Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum List

Learn more about Jason Turchin, review our prior verdicts and settlements, or read our client reviews. You can also review additional information from our product liability attorneys.

Frequently Asked Questions About Miami Product Liability Claims

Do I need a product recall to have a product liability case?

Not necessarily. A recall can provide important evidence, but a product may potentially be defective even when it has not been recalled. Conversely, the existence of a recall does not automatically establish liability for a particular injury.

Can I sue if a pressure cooker exploded and burned me?

Potentially. Pressure cooker claims can involve allegations concerning lid locks, pressure release systems, valves, warnings, and other components. The cooker itself should generally be preserved when it can be done safely.

Can I make a claim after a lithium-ion battery fire?

Potentially. Battery fire cases can involve the battery manufacturer, finished-product manufacturer, seller, importer, or other companies. Determining the source of the battery and preserving the damaged product can become important parts of the investigation.

Can Amazon be involved in a defective product injury claim?

Potentially. Liability involving online marketplaces can depend on how the transaction occurred, the seller, the product, and applicable law. These cases require an individualized evaluation rather than assuming that Amazon is or is not responsible.

How long do I have to file a product liability lawsuit in Florida?

Florida product liability claims can be subject to statutes of limitations and, in some circumstances, statutes of repose based on the age of a product. The applicable deadline can depend on the facts, legal theory, date of injury, product, and other circumstances. It is important to have the deadline evaluated for the particular claim rather than relying on a general time period found online.

How much is a Miami product liability case worth?

There is no standard settlement amount. Potential value can depend on the severity and permanence of the injuries, medical treatment, future care, lost income, scarring, disability, available evidence, strength of the liability case, and other circumstances.

How much does it cost to hire a Miami product liability lawyer?

Our product liability cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. There are no fees or costs owed to our firm unless there is a recovery.

Speak With a Miami Product Liability Lawyer

If you suffered a serious injury because a pressure cooker exploded, a lithium-ion battery caught fire, an appliance caused a severe burn, a ladder collapsed, an automotive component failed, or another consumer product malfunctioned, our attorneys can review what happened and determine whether we may be able to help.

Call the Law Offices of Jason Turchin at 800-337-7755 or chat with our live agents for a free consultation.

All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning there are no fees or costs owed to our firm unless there is a recovery.