Defective Products

A product is defective when it is unreasonably dangerous to a user who would normally use it, even though the user is knowledgeable about how to use the product and is using it properly.

Defective products come about as a result of:

Design Defects – Products that are poorly engineered in the design phase, such an SUV with a roof that crushes during a roll over.

Defective Testing – Products either are not tested adequately or are not tested for certain situations, such failing to test an SUV to see if the roof would withstand a roll over.

Defective manufacturing – Defects that occur during the production phase when the product is being manufactured. For example, an SUV roof develops a crack during manufacturing, and consequently, when the car rolls over the roof caves in.

Marketing misrepresentation – Advertising claims or lack of warning that give the consumer a misconception about the safety of the product. A household cleaner that is advertised as safe for home use, but doesn’t bear a label stating the substance is poisonous if swallowed nor a warning to keep it out of the reach of pets and children.

An attorney skilled in dealing with defective products will file a product liability lawsuit for clients who have been harmed using defective products.

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