Product Liability

Have you, or someone you know, received a personal injury in Washington County, PA, or around the Southwestern Pennsylvania region, due to use of a commercial product? If a product is defectively designed or manufactured, or does not have adequate instructions or warnings in regard to its normal use or operation, an individual may very well become injured.

A manufacturing defect is when something went wrong when the product was being made, making it different from others and dangerous for use, such as a glass being in a bottle of juice. A design defect is when a product is made according to design plans, but something is wrong with the design, making the product dangerous, such as a gas tank being placed in an area on a vehicle which causes the tank to explode when the vehicle is hit. A warning defect is when instructions or warnings for the use of the product are not adequate, such as failing to warn consumers with a heart condition that the drug may cause the condition to become worse.

Although the manufacturers, designers and sellers of products should not be required to anticipate each and every type of danger associated with the use of their products, consumer safety is of the utmost importance and the rights of consumers in permitting them to seek compensation for injuries caused by defective products must be protected. With the billions of products placed on the market each year, products liability law is becoming an increasing concern of product users, as well as product designers, manufacturers and sellers.

If you have received personal injury due to a design or warning, or manufacturing defect, make sure you know your rights. Peacock Keller can help; contact us today.

If you need legal assistance with a Product Liability matter, please contact us.

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