On March 27, 2019, Cambridge Elevating issued a recall (recall number 19-091) for their Elmira, Heritage, and Hybrid home elevators. According to the recall, the landing door on the affected elevators (roughly 680 unites in the U.S.) can unlock without the elevator present – which poses a fall hazard to consumers.
The recall involves the Elmira, Heritage, and Hybrid model elevators that use both first and second generation controller systems – more specifically, the recall includes elevators with production dates ranging from 1/2/2009 to 29/11/17.
The defective elevators were sold from $15,000 to $60,000 during the period between January 2009 and November 2017. The elevators were available through Cambridge Elevating, Western Elevator, Canwest Elevator & Lifts, Seaside Elevator, and other authorized dealers.
According to the recall, no injuries have been reported; however, there has been at least one report of the elevator landing door opening without the elevator being present. The recall issued suggests that consumers with the defective elevators in their home immediately stop using the elevators and contact the company for a free repair.
Although the recall claims that there have been no injuries associated with the defective elevators, it is possible that there are unreported injuries and even unreported deaths. Have you and your family been directly affected by the Cambridge Elevating defective elevators? If so, you might have grounds to take action against Cambridge Elevating. If you and your family have been harmed in any way due to the defective elevators, it is important that you do not agree to a free repair – instead, you must seek legal assistance as soon as possible.
If you are in need of legal assistance, do not hesitate to contact the experts at Normandie Law Firm at your earliest convenience. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling many types of claims, including defective product claims. Our product liability lawyers have many years of experience representing all consumers that have been harmed by defective parties and holding liable parties accountable for their negligence. Our defective product lawyers are ready to provide you with the assistance that you need – do not hesitate to contact the experts at Normandie Law Firm today.
The Dangers of Falling Down an Empty Elevator Shaft
Falling down an empty elevator shaft – even if the elevator is in your own home – is likely to lead to severe injuries. Possible injuries include all of the following: head injuries, neck injuries, back injuries, brain injuries, spinal injuries, hip injuries, knee injuries, organ damage, nerve damage, and muscle damage, for example. Although some injuries can be mild to moderate, many people suffer severe injuries after falling down empty elevator shafts. In fact, many of these injuries can be fatal. Without a doubt, you shouldn’t have to worry about the risk of suffering these injuries in your own home. If you or a member of your family suffered a fall into an empty elevator shaft due to the defective elevators negligently made available by Cambridge Elevating Recalls, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance as soon as possible with the product liability attorneys at Normandie Law Firm.
Proving Liability for Defective Products
Is Cambridge Elevating liable for the harm that you suffered? All companies, such as Cambridge Elevating, have a duty of care to their consumers. Companies must ensure that their products are safe for their intended use. In other words, companies must ensure that their products do not pose a hazard to their consumers. In general, this is done by thoroughly inspecting and testing the products during different steps of the design/manufacturing process. Unfortunately, however, many companies fail to identify hazards present in their products before making their products available to consumers. When companies fail to identify and address hazards prior to making their products available for purchase, they are breaching their duty of care to consumers. If you can prove that the harm that you suffered was a direct result of the negligence of Cambridge Elevating, you will likely have grounds to file a claim and receive compensation.
Filing a Claim and Recovering Compensation
Do you have the right to file a claim? Given that the defective elevator (or any other defective product) had a defect in design, labeling, or manufacturing, you could file a claim. You could also recover compensation. Depending on the specific details of your claim, you might be eligible to recover compensation for all or some of the following: medical expenses; lost income; pain and suffering; loss of consortium; funeral and burial costs; property damage; punitive damages. If you would like to learn more about the type and amount of compensation that you might be eligible to receive if your product liability claim against Cambridge Elevating is successful, do not hesitate to contact our law firm as soon as possible. Our defective product lawyers will aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim. Do not hesitate to contact us today.
Important Details to Consider
Many people harmed by defective products lose the right to take action against the liable parties because they fail to act appropriately immediately after their incident. In the case of defective products, the most common mistakes made by consumers include contacting the company and agreeing to free repairs, replacements, or refunds. After being affected by a defective product, you should do all of the following:
- Seek medical assistance as soon as possible (if the fall wasn’t fatal)
- Take photographs of all injuries suffered
- Contact the company to report the incident/harm suffered
- Stop using the defective elevator
- Do not try to fix the defective elevator yourself
- Do not allow the company to repair the elevator
- Do not allow the company to replace the defective elevator
- Do not agree to a refund
- Gather all records of the harm suffered
- Gather all records relevant to the purchase of the elevator
- Avoid signing any documents provided by the company
- Seek legal assistance
If you would like to learn more about what you should do after you or your family were harmed by a defective Cambridge Elevating elevator, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance as soon as possible with the knowledgeable attorneys at Normandie Law Firm. Our lawyers are ready to provide you with all the information that you need to take action against the company liable for the harm caused by their defective product.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
As consumers, we expect the products that we purchase and bring into our homes to be safe to use. Unfortunately, many of the products we purchase are not safe for consumer use. If you or your family were harmed in any way due to a defective product, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance as soon as possible. Depending on the details of the harm that you suffered, you might have grounds to pursue a product liability claim against the company liable for your damages. If you would like to learn more about your right to take legal action against Cambridge Elevating after being harmed by their defective elevators, do not hesitate to contact the experts at Normandie Law Firm today. Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling a variety of injury claims, including injury claims surrounding defective products. If you would like to discuss your claim with the experts at our law firm, contact our firm today.
Normandie Law Firm is dedicated to remaining accessible to all parties affected by defective products. Because of this, we offer both free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, the knowledgeable product liability lawyers at our firm will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Our defective product attorneys will provide you with all the information that you need to take action against the company liable for the harm that you suffered. If you would like to schedule a free consultation or free second opinion, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience.
When you contact our law firm, you will find that we offer a Zero-Fee guarantee. Our Zero-Fee guarantee ensures that our clients never have to worry about paying any upfront legal fees for any of our services. Our firm is also based on contingency; therefore, clients are never required to pay for legal fees until after reaching successful claim outcomes. Even then, the legal expenses will be covered by the compensation that you receive – meaning that you will never have to worry about out-of-pocket costs. If you are ready to discuss your claim with our attorneys and fight for your right to be compensated after being harmed by a defective product, do not hesitate to contact our law firm as soon as possible – we are ready to fight for your right to be compensated.
