South Florida Injury Lawyer Blog
There are three types of product liability claims: defective design, defective manufacture, and failure to warn or instruct. You or a loved one can be injured by any type of product: a vehicle, household item, toy, recreational item, medical device, pharmaceutical or over-the-counter drug, or any other man-made product. As a Florida personal injury lawyer, I have helped many clients injured by a wide variety of products recover damages to compensate them for the injuries, loss of income, expenses, and pain and suffering caused by a company’s negligence.
Defective design
If a product is designed poorly, it could increase the risk of injury even during proper use of the item. Defective design is often the cause of many auto recalls, but unfortunately, some of those defects are not discovered – or at least not reported – until someone gets hurt. An electric blanket’s design may cause burns when set at the highest temperature or may short out, causing burns. Power tools may not include safety features, which exist but were not included in the design. Products designed for children may be choking hazards.