Defective products can be very dangerous, causing injury to consumers. Those who have been injured may have a right to seek financial compensation.
But who owes them this compensation? It may depend on the type of defect. Let’s take a quick look at the three main types below.
Design defects
First off, if something is designed in a dangerous fashion, then the design itself can be defective. Firearms are supposed to pass a drop test, for example, so that they will not inadvertently go off if they are dropped. A gun that is designed without the proper protections in place may fire when dropped and is an unnecessary danger to consumers.
Manufacturing defects
Second, even the safest design in the world could be compromised if the manufacturing is not done correctly. A miter saw is supposed to have a guard that protects a person’s hands while using the saw, rising and lowering automatically. If the design includes the guard, but the manufacturing center never installed it, that saw could be very dangerous and defective.
Labeling defects
Finally, labeling or warning defects can happen simply because consumers do not have the right information to use the product safely. Say that someone gets a drug for their sick child, and the drug itself is technically safe and should help. But the problem is that the label has been written incorrectly and instructs the parent to give their child three times the safe dose. The child could suffer significant harm all because of this labeling mistake, even though the design and manufacturing of the drug were not dangerous in their own right.
Have you or a loved one suffered harm due to a defective product? You may be able to seek compensation for medical bills and more.