Recall numbers tell the story: in 2024 alone, NHTSA recalls covered more than 27 million vehicles and the CPSC issued hundreds of consumer product recalls and warnings. Behind those numbers are real injuries in Miami homes and on Miami-Dade County roads — airbags, e-bike batteries, appliances, power tools, children’s products. Silva & Silva’s product liability attorneys work to trace the defect, the design decisions, and the corporate knowledge behind it. The consultation is free, in English or Spanish.

Products Liability Lawyers

in Miami, FL

Products Liability Attorneys
Serving Miami, FL

When a defective product leaves you or a family member seriously injured, you need attorneys with the technical depth to take on manufacturers and their insurers. Silva & Silva represents products liability victims throughout Miami-Dade County and South Florida, combining engineering experts, medical specialists, and decades of trial experience to build the strongest possible case on your behalf. Our attorneys understand Florida’s strict liability and negligence standards — and we know how to hold corporations accountable. If a defective product injured you or someone you love, call us today for a free, confidential case review. Whether the defective product that caused your injury came from a Miami retailer, distributor, or manufacturer, Silva & Silva is ready to help.

Defective vehicle components & auto recalls
Dangerous pharmaceutical drugs & medications
Faulty medical devices & implants
Toxic household products & chemicals
Defective children’s toys & juvenile products
Unsafe industrial machinery & equipment
Design defects & manufacturing failures
Failure to warn & inadequate product labeling

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Often the most important piece of evidence in a Miami product case is the product itself. Involve counsel quickly and the product can often be secured and preserved — before an insurer, repair shop, or landlord discards the proof.

What Must You Prove in a Florida Product Liability Case?

Florida recognizes strict liability for defective products, following the consumer-expectations approach reaffirmed by the Florida Supreme Court: a product is defective in design when it fails to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect when used as intended or in a reasonably foreseeable way. Defects come in three classic forms — design, manufacturing, and failure to warn — and can reach manufacturers, distributors, and sellers in the chain of commerce. Florida also imposes a statute of repose for many products: generally, claims are barred when the harm comes from use or exposure more than 12 years after delivery to its first purchaser or lessee who was not in the business of selling or leasing it or building it into another product (section 95.031(2)(b), Florida Statutes), with exceptions. Product claims arising in Miami, when properly venued in Miami-Dade County, are generally filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Circuit civil cases (over $50,000) with Miami-Dade County venue are heard at the Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center at 20 N.W. 1st Avenue in downtown Miami, and claims that qualify for federal jurisdiction may proceed in the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division.

How Long Do You Have to File a Product Liability Claim in Florida?

Treat the deadline as two years. Florida’s 2023 tort reform set a two-year period for negligence actions accruing after March 24, 2023 (section 95.11(5)(a), Florida Statutes). Whether negligence-based product claims follow that two-year period or the traditional four-year product-liability period is still being worked out in the courts — planning for the shorter answer is the only safe course. For many products — generally those with an expected useful life of 10 years or less — a 12-year statute of repose can add a second, outer clock, subject to statutory exceptions. If a defective product injured you, get legal advice now — not at year two.

What Should You Do After a Product Injury in Miami?

Keep the product — do not return it, repair it, or throw it away, and keep the packaging, manuals, and receipts if you have them. Photograph the product, the scene, and your injuries. Get medical care immediately. The most serious injuries in Miami are generally routed to a Level I trauma center — the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital or HCA Florida Kendall Hospital. Check whether the product has been recalled, but do not assume a recall is required for a claim. Then call Silva & Silva for a free case review, in English or Spanish, before speaking to the manufacturer’s representatives or insurers.

The product that hurt you is the heart of your case — protect it and call Silva & Silva at 305-445-0011 for a free consultation about your Miami case. No fees unless we recover.

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