Consumer Products

When consumers are injured because of a product defect, which may include defective design, manufacturer errors, or improper instruction, they have the right to seek redress from the manufacturers and sellers of that defective product.

Consumer products have traditionally been thought of as tangible items such as automobiles, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, household goods and appliances. However, the definition has expanded to include things such as natural gas, animals, and real estate. There are a number of parties that can be held liable for the product defect: the original manufacturer, a manufacturer of component parts, the wholesaler and the retailer.

There are three different ways that a consumer product can be defective:

1) A defect can exist in the design of the product. In this case, all the products manufactured from the defective design would be defective.

2) A defect can exist in the manufacture of the product. In this case, the defect would be exclusive to one or a few out of many of the same kind of product.

3) A defect can exist in the form of inadequate warnings regarding a dangerous aspect of the product or improper instruction on the use of the product that result in harm to the consumer.

At the Newsome Law Firm, we have extensive experience handling complex consumer products liability claims and have achieved successful results for our clients. Contact Us today to put our expertise to work for you.

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