Boca Raton residents buy everything from high-end appliances and golf equipment to medical devices and children's toys at the city's retail corridors and online. When a product fails because of a design flaw, manufacturing defect, or inadequate warning, Florida strict liability law places responsibility on every company in the distribution chain, not just the manufacturer. You do not have to prove negligence; you have to prove the product was unreasonably dangerous.

Why Gold & Gold in Boca Raton

Attorneys David H. Gold and Keith A. Pierro engage product engineers, biomechanical experts, and medical professionals to reconstruct how a defective product caused a specific injury. From our Boca Raton office at 7777 Glades Road, we have handled product liability claims involving medical devices, power tools, motor vehicles, and consumer goods purchased by Palm Beach County residents. We identify every entity in the supply chain and pursue all available defendants.

Boca Raton courts, deadlines & Florida rules

Product liability claims filed in Boca Raton are heard in the 15th Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County. Florida follows strict liability for defective products under the risk-utility test adopted in Aubin v. Union Carbide Corp., a product is defective if the risks of the design outweigh its benefits. The post-HB 837 negligence statute of limitations is two years, but Florida also has a 12-year statute of repose (Fla. Stat. 95.031(2)(b)) for products, which bars claims brought more than 12 years after delivery of the product to the first purchaser. If an injury was caused by a prescription drug or medical device, different rules and additional federal preemption analysis may apply.

Common defective product cases we see in Boca Raton

  • Power tool and outdoor equipment failures injuring Boca Raton homeowners doing property maintenance
  • Golf cart accidents involving defective braking or steering systems on Boca's many golf course communities
  • Medical device failures, hip implants, surgical mesh, cardiac devices, affecting Boca Raton patients treated at Boca Regional or West Boca Medical Center
  • Defective e-bike and electric scooter batteries that caught fire or failed, causing burns or crashes on the Boca Raton beachfront path
  • Children's toy or nursery product recalls resulting in injuries to Boca Raton families
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

I bought the product at a Town Center store. Can I sue the retailer as well as the manufacturer?
Yes. Florida strict liability extends to every seller in the commercial distribution chain, the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer can all be named. This matters when the manufacturer is foreign or judgment-proof; a financially solvent Florida retailer can be a primary defendant.
I threw away the product after I was injured. Does that end my case?
Not necessarily, though it does create a challenge. We investigate whether the product model is subject to a recall, whether other units of the same model are available, and whether design documents or similar incident reports exist. Physical evidence is ideal but not always essential.
A Boca Raton store sold me a product that had already been recalled. What are my options?
Selling a recalled product in Florida can support claims under both product liability law and Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA). A retailer that continued selling a recalled item after receiving notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission faces heightened exposure, and the recall itself is strong evidence that the product was unreasonably dangerous.