{"id":121,"date":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garmerprather.lawblogger.net\/blog\/defective-machinery-and-power-tool-lawsuits-in-kentucky\/"},"modified":"2019-04-29T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:33:43","slug":"defective-machinery-and-power-tool-lawsuits-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garmerprather.com\/blog\/defective-machinery-and-power-tool-lawsuits-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Defective machinery and power tool lawsuits in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most Kentucky residents pursue product liability lawsuits because they have been injured by a defective consumer product, but this kind of litigation may also be initiated after workers have suffered injuries caused by heavy equipment or machinery installed at their workplaces or unsafe power tools provided by their employers. However, these cases can be complex and difficult to litigate, and you may wish to choose an attorney with several decades of experience in this area if you are thinking of taking this path. <\/p>\n<p>If you have been injured at work by tools, machinery or equipment despite following instructions and observing safety protocols, identifying the parties responsible may not necessarily be easy. Manufacturers could face product liability lawsuits when their equipment is found to have been defective, but even well-made and safe machinery can cause injuries when it has not been installed correctly or properly maintained. This means that vendors and employers may also be named as defendants in these cases. <\/p>\n<p>Before filing this type of lawsuit, attorneys with experience in this area may conduct thorough investigations into an accident to determine which companies or individuals were responsible and which federal or state safety regulations were violated. If you are considering pursuing a workplace-related product liability lawsuit, you may be able to help your attorneys by gathering as much information as you can about the tool or machine involved and the individuals who trained you how to use it. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.garmerprather.com\/blog\/defective-machinery-and-power-tool-lawsuits-in-kentucky\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Defective machinery and power tool lawsuits in Kentucky\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Kentucky residents pursue product liability lawsuits because they have been injured by a defective consumer product, but this kind of litigation may also be initiated after workers have suffered injuries caused by heavy equipment or machinery installed at their workplaces or unsafe power tools provided by their employers. However, these cases can be complex and difficult to litigate, and you may wish to choose an attorney with several decades of experience in this area if you are thinking of taking this path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-product-liability","tag-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Defective machinery and power tool lawsuits in Kentucky &#8212; Kentucky Injury Law News &#8212; January 12, 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most Kentucky residents pursue product liability lawsuits because they have been injured by a defective consumer product, but ... product liability\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.garmerprather.com\/blog\/defective-machinery-and-power-tool-lawsuits-in-kentucky\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Defective machinery and power tool lawsuits in Kentucky &#8212; 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