Product Liability Lawyers In Brentwood, Arcadia, Thousand Oaks & Hayward
Counted among the top listed legal firms, Braff Accident Law Offices specializes in all areas of personal injury claims. The field of personal injuries is a large one that covers a lot of different types of injuries. One such type of injuries is the type that are sustained by people who have used a defective product. This is called product liability and is generally the result of a flaw in the design of a product, or an injury that is caused by improper quality checks of a product, manufacturing errors or lack of clear and proper instructions on how to use the product.
Categories of Product Liability
Like a lot of areas of personal injury law, the field of product liability can be complicated. There are varied areas of product liability cases. It can be difficult to categorize these types of injuries. For the purpose of understanding product liability, we’ll narrow down and explain the most common type of product liability cases.
- Defective design – As the name suggests, this involves a flaw in the design of the product. With defective design, there is something dangerous/defective with the way the product has been designed. Defective design is used to describe a product flaw where there is no evidence of error in manufacturing.
- Manufacturing error – Manufacturing error is the most common type of product liability cases. It refers to mistakes that have been made during the manufacturing process of the product. This means the design of the product itself is not necessarily dangerous, but something was done wrong in the production of the product that made what should have been a safe product dangerous.
- Lack of adequate warnings/instructions – Product manufacturers are required to let the public know of any possible dangers when using the product, as well as clear instructions on how to use the product. If the company does not do this, and an injury result, then the company could be liable for any injuries sustained. These are claims filed due to Failure to Warn.
Consumers are protected and it is completely reasonable for a consumer to expect to be able to use a product safely. This means every person, who is a participant for the product’s chain of supply is required to make sure the product they are manufacturing and selling is safe. This includes the designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer.
Product Liability Could Mean Possible Compensation
There is help for you if you or a loved one has been injured due to the usage of a defective product. You may be eligible for damages for the pain and suffering, you’ve experienced. A skilled personal injury lawyer, like those at Braff Accident Law Offices, will be able to help you with any product liability claim you may have. If you feel you’ve been wronged, contact our firm right away and we will work with you to determine if you have a case. We will help identify all the parties that are liable or are involved:
- Finding the reason behind the product defect
- Check if the manufacture disregarded mandatory quality and design regulations
- Investigate the designing and manufacturing process
Consultations are free, and Braff Accident Law Offices will provide you with an honest, no obligation analysis of your potential product liability case.
