What You Need to Know

Every year, consumers are injured by unsafe products. When you buy a product, which includes everything sold on the market from aspirin to vehicles, you have certain rights as a consumer. The most basic is the right to be safe while using the item. That right imposes responsibilities on those that design, manufacture, assemble, inspect and sell products to make sure the general public will not be harmed.

• Common Injury Causes

  Types of product injury cases include:

  • Faulty airbags
  • Defective seatbelts
  • Defective motorcycle helmets
  • Unsafe design (rollover tendencies)
  • Manufacturing defects
  • Faulty tires
  • Defective seat belts
  • Defective child safety seats
  • Medical devices
  • Poor design
  • Use of poor quality materials
  • Improper assembly
  • Failing to test the product properly
  • Failing to use warning labels
  • Failing to use guards over moving parts properly
  • Failing to inspect
  • Inadequate assembly instructions and warnings
  • Inadequate operator’s manual and warnings Failing to recall known defective products