Products should meet the ordinary expectations of consumers. If a product is defective and dangerous, then the designer, manufacturer and/or seller can be held accountable for any injuries or deaths that result. There are a number of different types of product liability cases.
Defective in Design: In a design-defect case, the dangerous product is in the condition intended by the manufacturer, but the design itself is unsafe.
Defects in Manufacturing: In a manufacturing defect case, the product’s design was safe, but the way the product was actually manufactured did not comply with those designs. The result is an unsafe product.
Defective Warnings: Some products are highly useful but “unavoidably unsafe: because there is no way to manufacture the product in a safer way while retaining its useful characteristics. In those cases the manufacturers are required to warn the consumers about the potential dangers of their products. For example, many medicines are “unavoidably unsafe” because even if they work properly they produce side effects. In these cases, the manufacturer is liable whenever it fails to attach proper warnings and instructions regarding those side-effects.
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP are well known for our success in handling products liability claims. In the past, our cases have involved a wide array of products, including defective factory and construction equipment, harmful drugs, defective home appliances and hazardous chemicals . In addition, we have handled medical device products liability claims. For over 40 years, we have litigated complex automobile defect, seatbelt and tread separation cases against large corporations. If you or a loved one have been injured as a result of a dangerous and defective product of any type, call us to discuss your rights.
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