Product Liability

Enough liability to go around: A defective product may become defective for a number of reasons. Basically, a product is defective is it injures a user when that person was using the product in the manner intended. For example, if a computer catches fire while you surf the internet, it may be defective. If a computer shocks you because you're surfing the internet in your bathtub, it probably would not be considered defective. This is so because the computer was likely not designed to operate in water.

A defective product may be defective by design. For example, remember the tire blowout fiasco at the beginning of the decade. The tires may have been built to specification, but it was the specifications that were faulty. The design itself resulted in an unsafe tire. As such, the tires were a defective product as a result of defective design.

A defective product may become defective in the manufacturing process. Many persons' live are greatly improved through the use of artificial joints and limbs. When properly "installed", the devices work exceedingly well. The design is without flaw. However, when the manufacturer cuts corners and uses cheap but inferior fabrication and cleaning processes, the debris left on the devices because of the inferior manufacturing protocol can cause grave contradictions. In such a case, the artificial joints are defective because of the manufacturing process.

Whatever the cause of the products defects, the defective product lawyers at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath can help you recover fully. Contact them without delay to preserve your rights.