Product Liability

What are product liability cases?

Products liability cases can be based on claims of negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty, as well as consumer protection statutes, depending on the jurisdiction in which the claim is based. Claims of negligence can be brought where a manufacturer has a duty to exercise reasonable care in designing, manufacturing, or marketing a product, and failed to do so, which caused injury to the consumer. A manufacturer owes a duty to exercise reasonable care to the ultimate consumer of a product, however, a consumer bringing a product liability claim does not need to be the actual purchaser of the product.

Product liability is generally considered a strict liability claim. Strict liability claims focus on the product itself, rather than the actions of the manufacturer. If a product is defective and unreasonably dangerous, a manufacturer may be held liable even if they are not found to be negligent in making the product defective. Therefore, by removing the issue of whether the manufacturer was negligent, or at fault, strict liability can allow a consumer to recover where he or she otherwise might not. In design defect cases, many jurisdictions evaluate the consumer’s expectation of the product to determine whether the product was defective and unreasonably dangerous.

Consumer products can be flawed

This can result in a person being seriously injured or even killed. Thousands of people are injured each year due to flaws in consumer products.

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Product Recalls Issued by US Federal Agencies

Breach of warranty claims

When the consumer relied on certain promises by the manufacturer or seller, but those promises were not met. There are two types of promises a consumer relies on when a good is sold: express warranties and implied warranties. Express warranties are statements, written or verbal, made by the manufacturer or seller about the products safety. An implied warranty is a promise by the manufacturer or seller that the product, if used as intended, will not cause any harm. A claim for breach of warranty usually covers any person who would reasonably be expected to use the product.

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Types of Product Liability Claims

Manufacturing Defects

Occur when the product does not conform to the designer or manufacturer’s specifications, which causes the product to be unreasonably dangerous. A manufacturing defect means that the product is not flawed in its design, but rather, there is a defect because of some malfunction or error that occurs during the creation or assembly of the product. The product is evaluated against the producer’s own standards, and compared to like products. Manufacturing defects will usually only be found in a small percentage of the manufactured goods.

Design Defects

Exist before the product is manufactured. Design defect cases arise where there is some flaw in the intended design of the product, which makes it unreasonably dangerous. Unlike manufacturing defects, this type of defect will ordinarily be found in all of the manufactured goods, and not just a small percentage. Courts will take in to account whether the product’s design was unreasonably dangerous before it was ever produced and whether the manufacturer or designer should have anticipated the potential danger that caused a person to be injured.

Marketing Defects

Includes failing to warn about the product’s hidden dangers. These defects can result due to insufficient instructions or inadequate labeling. Marketing defects can also arise where there has been a negligent or intentional misrepresentation concerning the product’s use or safety. When the product contains a hidden danger, manufacturers must mitigate the danger by providing adequate warnings to the user. Any party in the chain of distribution may be liable if warnings or instructions could have prevented injury from foreseeable risks or if the warnings themselves, when followed properly, caused the injury.

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The Krause & Kinsman Law Firm is made up of some of the nation’s foremost legal minds in the mass-tort field. That’s why our clients & co-counsel partners choose us.

Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, and Co-Chair of the Law & Briefing Committee in MDL 2846:

In Re: Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation

Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL 2974:

In Re: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation

Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL 2924:

In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation

Along with the aforementioned MDLs,

Plaintiff’s Counsel has prosecuted thousands of cases across other Multi-District Litigations and Mass-Torts, including:

MDL No. 3043:

Acetaminophen ASD/ADHD Product Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2753:

Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2782:

Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation

MCL No. 627:

In Re: Physiomesh Litigation, MCL

MCL No. 633:

In Re: Prolene Hernia System Mesh Litigation

MDL No. 2750:

Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2641:

Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2326:

In Re: Boston Scientific Corp. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2606:

Benicar (Olmesartan) Product Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2666:

In Re: Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2591:

Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation

MDL No. 2936:

In Re: Smity’s/CAM2303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation

MCL No. 630:

In Re: Proceed Mesh Litigation

MDL No. 2543:

In Re: General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation

MDL No. 2004:

In Re: Mentor Corp. ObTape Transobturator Sling Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2187:

In Re: C. R. Bard, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2325:

In Re: American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2327:

In Re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 2387:

In Re: Coloplast Corp. Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation

MDL No. 251:

In Re: Neomedic Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation

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