Any manufactured product has the potential to be defective. From common household items, to automobiles, to industrial supplies, any consumer product can present an unreasonable danger or risk in the ways discussed above.
While any product may be defective, some types of items are more likely to feature defects or to require product recalls. Typical defective products include:
Motor Vehicles – Automobiles are inherently dangerous machines. When they are defective, the chances that they will cause injuries or death increase dramatically. For instance, some top-heavy vehicles may be disposed to easily turn over during accidents or when drivers steer around sharp turns. Alternatively, cars with certain fuel tank designs or placements are more prone to fires and explosions.
Automobile Components – While the design of specific vehicle models may increase the danger for drivers, automotive parts can present their own hazards. Design or manufacturing defects can affect engine parts, airbags, brake systems, tires, or other automobile components.
Home Appliances – Washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, HVAC, and other commercial appliances can feature every kind of defect. In the case that such a defect causes an injury or other damage, you have the right to seek financial compensation from the responsible parties.
Electronics – When they are defective, electronics have the potential to cause a range of injuries. Common faulty electronics include computers, touch screen tablets, cell phones, computer monitors, and power cables. Defective electronics have can cause electrocution, burns, and fires.
Children’s Items – When you buy an item for your child, you are entrusting the child’s safety to the companies involved in selling that product. Children’s products that may be defective include car safety seats, cribs, toys, and electronics.
Medical and Pharmaceutical Products – Medical products can be defective in a number of ways. For instance, medicines may not function properly or may cause side-effects that are not indicated on their warning labels. Medical products like pacemakers, stents, IUDs, or joint replacement parts may malfunction and cause bodily damage.
If you have been injured as the result of a dangerous or defective consumer product, you do not have to face the mounting medical bills and lost wages on your own.
New York state law requires that defective product claims must be filed within three years of the inciting incident. The sooner you file your product liability claim, the more evidence will be available to secure the maximum financial compensation in your case. That is why it’s so important to contact an expert product liability lawyer as soon as possible.