The Details of Defective Products

When you turn on your oven to make dinner, fill your gastank before work, or give a new toy to a smiling child, you likely do so withthe belief that you and those close to you are not in harm’s way. If thesethings were unsafe, you wouldn’t be able to buy the appliance, car or toy.Right?

Wrong. In too many cases.

Each year, thousands of defective products go on the market.According to anarticle in the WashingtonPost, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been trying tospell out the factors to use for “determining when manufacturers have to reportdefective products.” Meanwhile, consumers continue to unknowingly purchaseitems that manufacturers may know are defective.

Sometimes the flaws in a product come to light only afterseveral injuries or unexpected malfunctions have been reported. But in othercases, there are companies that release faulty items for sale while being fullyaware the product could be dangerous to consumers.

Defective Product Liability

Problems indefective products typically arise from one of two sources:

1.    Adefect in the product’s design

2.    Poormanufacturing.

In either case, theproduct is unsafe and could harm you or someone close to you. If that happens,liability can be attributed to various parties.

·        The supplier of materials used in manufacturingthe defective product

·        The manufacturer who assembled the productincorrectly or used flawed material

·        The retailer who knowing sold a product that wasnot safe

Manufacturers arealso responsible for providing adequate labeling with warnings aboutpotentially risky aspects of product use. An example is the choking notice onchildren’s toys that have small, removable parts. If a failure to warn ofdanger causes personal injury, the victim may be able to file a productliability claim.

Defective Product Litigation

Below are items youmay use every day. If a defect prevents it from functioning correctly,something familiar to you can suddenly cause severe injury.

·        Household appliances like electric heaters,microwaves, dishwashers

·        Electronic goods like DVD players, televisions,fire alarms

·        Family-used merchandise like toys, carbonmonoxide detectors, ladders

·        Automobile components: seatbelts, child safetyseats, door locks

If a defective product injures you, and that can be proven, youhave legal rights as a consumer. An experienced personal injury attorneyworking on your behalf can seek damages for you or your family. Your defective product attorneywill be able to obtain design specifications and manufacturing records, andconsult with experts to prove negligence.

When a defective product is on the market, the danger is widespread. Yourcase could help stop sales of a dangerous product. The Yost Legal Group in Baltimore, Maryland can evaluate yoursituation and begin to gather relevant data.

Please contactthe defective product attorneys at The Yost Legal Group for a free consultation.