You probably use countless products all the time in your daily life without giving them much of a thought. But what happens when a product that you use and consider safe ends up harming you? Do you have legal grounds to pursue a lawsuit?
A skilled Pittsfield product liability lawyer could discuss the facts of your accident and let you know your legal rights and options. With a personal injury attorney’s guidance, you might be able to pursue a legal claim against the product’s designer, manufacturer, or retailer by proving that the product had a design, manufacturing, or marketing defect.
When a new product has a design defect, it is automatically inherently defective. Even if the new product’s manufacturers use the safest manufacturing processes, if they use the proposed, defective design, the product would still be faulty. In some cases, a product with a design defect is a mere annoyance because it just does not function correctly. For instance, if you buy a container to store your food, you expect that the sides of the container will seal tightly. If the container has a defective design, it might not latch correctly, which could cause the food to leak. Although that faulty design would prove annoying, it would not pose a risk to anyone. However, in other cases, a faulty design can cause a product to become unreasonably dangerous.
Some examples of design defects that can lead to injuries include:
To succeed in a product liability lawsuit on the grounds of a design defect, you should work with a Pittsfield attorney who has a clear understanding of complex manufacturing procedures.
Some people suffer injuries after using a product that has a manufacturing defect. Even though that product had a safe design, the product that caused the injury was incorrectly built or manufactured. This type of error can affect just one product, or it can affect an entire production line. For instance, if a manufacturer decides to make a product with a cheaper material, the product could be prone to breaking. Manufacturing defects can occur when a manufacturer fails to implement safety and quality control measures to ensure safe production. For example, if a food manufacturing plant fails to take safety precautions, a foreign substance could get into the food they are manufacturing, resulting in contamination.
In a product liability claim, our determined Pittsfield attorneys could help you gather proof that the manufacturer did not follow the originally safe design, resulting in your injuries.
When a product has a marketing defect, it means that a consumer was not aware of the potential risks the product posed because the product’s manufacturer failed to fully disclose the potential risks or provide the product with clear operating instructions. For instance, if you suffer an injury while incorrectly operating a power tool because the power tool did not have directions on usage, a Pittsfield defective products lawyer could argue that it had a marketing defect.
Product liability claims can be complicated because they often involve large manufacturing companies. Our dedicated legal team is not afraid to aggressively stand up on your behalf to hold companies responsible for their faulty products. Talk to a Pittsfield product liability lawyer today.
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