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Amputation & Limb Loss Claims<\/p>

A Defective Product Took Your Limb. You Have Legal Options.<\/h1>

When a dangerous machine, tool, or product causes an amputation, you may have a claim against the company that designed, made, or sold it. We help you understand what happened and what you can do next.<\/p>\n

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Amputation From a Dangerous or Defective Product: Your Options<\/h2>\n

Did a dangerous or defective product cause you to lose a limb? You may have a legal claim against the companies that made or sold it. Lawyers call this a product-liability claim<\/strong> (a case that says a product was unsafe). You can have this claim even if you were hurt at work. Often it comes in addition<\/em> to a workers’ compensation case, not instead of it.<\/p>\n

Below, we explain in plain language how these claims work. We cover who can be held responsible. And we list the steps that protect your case, starting today.<\/p>\n\n

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When a product costs someone a limb<\/h2>\n

A machine, tool, appliance, or vehicle part failed. It took a hand, an arm, a foot, or a leg. The injury is permanent. Life changes in an instant.<\/p>\n

This page is only about catastrophic, permanent limb loss<\/strong> caused by a product. That means a life-altering amputation. Or a crush injury so severe that surgeons had to remove part of the body. We do not cover minor cuts, small malfunctions, or injuries that heal. Our focus is on the injuries that don’t.<\/p>\n

You didn’t cause this. A product that was supposed to be safe wasn’t. For the full picture, see our main guide on amputation and limb-loss injury claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is a defective product amputation claim?<\/h2>\n

It’s a legal case that says an unreasonably dangerous product caused someone to lose a limb. Here’s the idea. You used a product the right way. Something about it was wrong \u2014 a missing guard, a bad part, or no warning. And that flaw caused the amputation.<\/p>\n

Many of these injuries come from equipment like:<\/p>\n