Product Liability Lawyers

Design Defects

Products can cause severe harm to consumers due to inherent issues with the product conceptually and in terms of its design. There are many products that, at the early stages of development, may have some kind of flaw that will make them dangerous. In most cases, these dangerous design defects are caught when a product is tested and checked to ensure it will perform correctly and not harm consumers.

However, the makers of many products can cut corners and, therefore, are not properly vetting their products in an effort to fast-track them onto the market. They may also be aware of dangerous design defects and simply put their products on the market for consumers anyway, believing that the profits they make will outweigh the costs of any legal action taken by those these defects harm. Cases involving design defects can benefit greatly from proof that an alternate design choice was available but was overlooked in favor of a defective design.

Manufacturing Defects

The process by which products are made can be the source of many dangerous defects. Manufacturing defects can occur because of issues with production machinery, improper assembly, lack of quality control, issues with the materials, such as contamination, or problems with a product’s packaging. They can also occur despite a manufacturer doing everything in its power to stop them. Quality control often detects manufacturing defects, and only a few defective products slip through the cracks. This makes manufacturing defect-based product liability lawsuits uncommon compared to those involving design or labeling defects that affect the entirety of a specific product’s stock.

Labeling Defects

There are many products on the market that come with the potential to cause severe harm due to the nature of their purpose. For example, there are a number of household chemicals that are found in most homes that can easily cause severe injuries, yet their use is essential. These dangerous products can exist on the market, but they are required to have proper labeling in order to inform consumers of the potential dangers and proper safety measures regarding the product. A failure to label these dangerous products correctly can lead to injuries and product liability lawsuits.