Defective Products
DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
A product is considered to be in a defective condition if it is unreasonably dangerous to the user or to the consumer who purchases the product and causes physical harm. Under New York law, manufacturers are responsible to accurately design and test their products so that they do not bring harm to you, the consumer. If a product poses a risk to the user, it is incumbent upon the manufacturer to include proper warning labels and instructions so that consumers are made aware of the hazard and can lessen the risk of injury. When a product causes the user bodily injury due to its defective nature, New York law permits the injured consumer to seek legal recourse for the injuries that he or she sustained. Under New York law, not only is the manufacturer held responsible, but the injured party can pursue legal action against the designer of the product, distributor, and seller of the defective product.
If you sustained injuries as a result of using a defective product, please complete our FREE, contact form and our attorneys will contact you immediately. Our attorneys will review the facts and circumstances involved in your use of the defective product, and provide you with free legal advice.
DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IN NEW YORK
There are many products that can lead to an injury or death. Potential dangerous and defective products that could cause serious injuries and death include:
- Household products and appliances
- Children’s toys
- Medicine and over-the-counter drugs
- Medical devices
- Airbags
- Car parts
- Tires
INJURIES RESULTING FROM USE OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
Most manufacturers, in good faith, do not intentionally produce products that could injure someone. As long as the consumer was following instructions and using the product in a way that should have been foreseeable by the manufacturer, the manufacturer can be held responsible for the injury.
Common injuries in product liability cases include:
- Broken bones or severed limbs if a defective steering wheel or set of brakes causes a car accident that injures the driver or passenger
- Deep cuts or lacerations caused by a sharp knife that was not accompanied by safety instructions
- Burns from a flammable mattress or malfunctioning electric blanket
- Brain Injury as the result of a blood clot that formed because the consumer took a certain medication or pharmaceutical product
- Spinal cord injury from hitting the windshield during a car accident in a vehicle that had defective seat belts or airbags.
CONTACT OUR NEW YORK CITY LAW FIRM
If you were injured as a result of a defective product, New York law may permit you to bring legal action against the manufacturer, seller, or designer of the defective product. Consumers who are injured by defective products may be unable to work, take care of themselves, or engage in their daily activities before they became injured. It’s important to keep physical possession of the product which caused the injury, as well as any instructions, warning labels, or packaging. An experienced products liability attorney can then advise you on how to proceed. Please contact our law firm so that our experienced attorneys can fight for your legal rights and seek the maximum compensation that you deserve for your injuries. To receive free legal consultation from one of our experienced defective product accident attorneys, please call 347-886-9472 and fill out our contact form.
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We give all our defective product accident clients a promise that if we do not recover monetary damages in your case, we will not charge you an attorney fee. If we take your case, we only get paid if we win your case.
To discuss your case with a personal injury lawyer established in premises liability injury lawsuits, please call 347-886-9472. We serve all of New York, including Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island, Rochester, Albany, and Buffalo.
