Defective products cost consumers millions of dollars yearly for medical treatment and property damage. Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers must ensure the goods they sell are safe. If an item is faulty and harms someone, the party that caused or overlooked the defect is liable for the consumer’s injuries.
If you were hurt because an item you purchased malfunctioned, an Upper Marlboro defective product lawyer could help you pursue damages. An experienced personal injury attorney could help you receive compensation to cover your damages.
A person seeking damages from a manufacturer must show that the item they used was defective. An Upper Marlboro product liability attorney at Gelb & Gelb could work with experts to pinpoint the source of the defect. Courts recognize three defects that could constitute fault: improper design, manufacturing, and labels.
Proving that a product was inadequately designed requires the plaintiff to show that the item is inherently unreasonably dangerous. A plaintiff also must show that alternative designs are cost-effective, functional, and feasible. An example of this would be if a car were designed without airbags.
Proving a manufacturing flaw requires a claimant to demonstrate that a production error caused a particular product to be dangerous, even if the item is usually safe. This could be if a chair designed with four legs were only produced with three legs, causing it to be dangerous if someone attempted to sit on it.
Warning labels must inform consumers about hazards and provide safe and proper use instructions. The manufacturer might be liable for not providing a consumer with adequate warning if the label does. This could be if the packaging for a ceiling fan did not warn the consumer that putting a child near the moving blades could cause serious injuries or death.
Roger Gelb could help someone determine which type of liability theory played a role in their case.
If a manufacturer is responsible for putting a faulty product into the marketplace that injured a consumer, the company must pay the injured person’s damages.
Compensatory damages also cover non-economic losses like mental anguish, disfigurement, disability, physical pain, and other subjective impacts of the injury. Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code §3-2A-09 limits the amount a defendant has to pay for someone’s non-economic losses based on the date of the injury. An Upper Marlboro attorney could help a plaintiff with the maximum amount they could collect in their unsafe purchase claim.
If you suffered injuries because an item you bought was dangerous, it is only fair for the manufacturer that profited from its sale to pay your damages. Consumers with a diligent attorney to fight for their rights have a more significant opportunity to receive the compensation they desire.
Call an Upper Marlboro defective product lawyer to fight for you against the big corporations that put profit over people. Schedule a case review at Gelb & Gelb today.
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