Every year in the United States, product defects cause thousands of injuries.
Product liability is when a manufacturer or seller is held liable for placing a defective product in the hands of a consumer. When a product has an unexpected danger or defect, it will most likely not meet the expectations of the consumer.
Liability for a product defect could rest with anyone in the chain of distribution. This could mean the manufacturer, wholesaler, retail store, or the party that assembles or installs the product could be responsible for the defect.
Below are the three types of defects that could result in a product liability claim.
- Marketing defect. This is when there are problems in the warning labels or instructions of the product. If there isn’t proper warning about possible injuries that could occur before the product was made public, there could be a possible lawsuit in the making.
- Manufacturing defect. This is when the defect occurred during the process in which the product was made. This could mean that not all of the products are dangerous, but only the ones where an error occurred when they were being made.
- Design defect. This means there was a problem from the beginning with the design of the product. This can also mean it was never properly tested.
There are products that are defective but may not cause injury. Sometimes an injury is the result of a defect but also can occur due to user error. If you or a loved one have been injured by a product and believe it happened because of one of these product defects listed above, contact a personal injury attorney today.
