Father’s Day is coming up soon and if you haven’t picked out a gift for your dad, now’s the time. While you might have picked out what you thought was a perfect gift, some gifts, however, may result in harm or property damage. This is especially common in gifts given on Father’s Day, like grills, power tools, appliances, etc. The gift you spent hours researching can turn out to be dangerous. Lerner and Rowe’s Chicago defective product lawyer can help those injured by defective products obtain justice and compensation.
What are Defective Products?
A defective product is one that does not function properly or as advertised and causes injury or harm to the individual attempting to use the product. Defective products have the potential to significantly alter your life with a major injury or even wrongful death. A product that does not function as advertised and causes harm sets the stage for a potential personal injury lawsuit that may compensate you for your losses.
Defective products are grouped into three categories: defects in warning, manufacturing defects, and defective designs. Here’s an explanation and example of each defective product type.
- Defects in warning: This type of defective product is when a product is sold without warning or notice of possible danger or harm. An example is an electric blanket sold without a warning for the potential of burns, overheating, or fire.
- Manufacturing defects: Manufacturing defects are products that contain defective elements or parts in their design. The most common example of manufacturing defects are cars sold with faulty parts that malfunction. This is the most common type of defective product.
- Defective design: A defective design is a similar type of defect that occurs in the actual design of the product. An example includes a bicycle design defect that causes brake cables to detach when brakes are applied during regular use that may result in a bicycle accident.
Regardless of what type of defective product caused your injury, a Chicago defective product lawyer can help you get compensation for an injury caused by a dangerous product.
Under Illinois law, a product commercially produced and distributed may be considered defective if one or more of the following is true:
- It is found to be unfit for its intended use.
- Its normal use is dangerous or harmful.
- The product lacks proper instructions for its safe use.
- It is dangerous because of the way it was designed, assembled, or manufactured.
Additional Examples of Defective Products
Unfortunately, defective products are far too common. Injuries from defective products can lead to anything from minor burns to a catastrophic injury.
Additional examples of defective products include:
- Faulty pressure cookers
- Microwaves that cause burns or property damage
- Certain medications, medical devices, safety equipment, and insecticides
How to Proceed if Your Father’s Day Gift Causes Injury
If you, your father, or another loved one suffer an injury from a Father’s Day gift or other product, contact a personal injury attorney for legal recourse. Our Chicago defective product lawyer is here to help prove the product maker’s negligence.
In the case of defective products, the legal term strict liability is vital. On rare occasions, product manufacturers are held solely responsible for product defects caused by defective manufacturing. If you can show that the manufacturer breached the duty owed to the affected party and caused the injury, pain, or suffering, you have a good chance of winning a financial claim.
It does not matter if the manufacturer met its duty to provide care to the customer.What counts is if the personal injury lawyer can demonstrate the product caused as a result of a manufacturing error. This is not a DIY pro se style case; you’ll need the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer to get the compensation you deserve.
In many defective product cases, the testimony of witnesses is necessary to prove negligence or strict liability. Our attorneys can work to pinpoint the perfect expert witnesses, laws, and statutes most relevant to your unique case.
Contact a Chicago Defective Product Lawyer
Our team of compassionate and experienced attorneys has helped our clients win millions of dollars. In addition to offering exceptional legal services, our team takes pride and special care in helping our clients deal with the emotional burden of an injury so they can focus on recovery.
If you or a loved one is injured by a defective product, reach out to our Chicago defective product lawyer at 708-222-2222. We are available 24/7 to take your calls. We can also be reached via LiveChat. Schedule your free consultation today and pay no fees unless we win your case. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you obtain a settlement from a defective product injury.