Products Liability

Manufacturers bear the responsibility to make products that are safe for consumers. This responsibility is called products liability and is covered under personal injury law.

While many products liability lawsuits occur because of defective products, defective products aren’t the only type of cases that fall under the product liability category.

Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers, or leasers may be held accountable if a product harms a consumer and if they are at fault. An example of product liability not resulting from a defective product would be medicines that were exposed to sunlight or heat and consequently became contaminated. When sold to consumers, the contaminated medicine made consumers ill or put their health in jeopardy. The medicine itself was not harmful to consumers, however, because of negligence in storing or transportation, the medicine became contaminated. The burden of liability would fall on the responsible companies. Manufacturers and sellers must reasonably protect consumers.

When products liability affects a large consumer base, then class action suits may be a more effective and practical means of dealing with the responsible party.

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