James Merlino is a trial attorney and partner with Hannum, Feretic, Prendergast and Merlino, LLC in NYC. For over a decade, his work has involved defending clients in a wide variety of legal issues, such as litigation, insurance coverage, and liability. Furthermore, attorney James Merlino’s expertise in liability spans several types of liability cases, including product, premises, and automobile liabilities.
In general, liability refers to whether or not a defendant is subject to be held responsible or obligated in a legal situation. If a person does, in fact, hold responsibility for certain actions, or lack thereof, then he or she is subject to a lawsuit wherein the plaintiff is required to prove to the court that the allegations of the defendant’s liability are true.
Product liability, then, determines whether the defendant(s) are liable for damage caused by a product. The lawsuit can bring forth any party involved in the damage from the product that is responsible for any part of the product’s manufacture, components, or sales.
Similar to product liability, premise liability is a legal responsibility of a property owner toward any injuries incurred on his or her property due to negligence or a malfunction.
Automobile liabilities refer to the responsibility and fault of the operator of a motor vehicle toward anyone injured due to negligence causing an accident or injury.
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