19 products liability attorneys practise in Chicago. They represent people injured by defective vehicles and components, medical devices, prescription drugs, industrial and power equipment, appliances and children's products.
Keep the product itself, along with its packaging, manual and receipt. The physical item is usually the single most valuable piece of evidence, and cases have been lost because it was thrown away.
Ask whether the firm litigates against manufacturers itself or refers such cases on, and how a mass tort proceeding would affect an individual claim.