Every day California shoppers purchase goods for use at their home or work. Sometimes, the goods purchased have a manufacturing defect or have been defectively designed. These defects can cause incredible pain and suffering to the purchasers of these products.

Generally speaking, a defect in the manufacture of a product exists if the product is different from the manufacturer's intended result or if the product differs from apparently identical products from the same manufacturer. The defect in manufacture has to exist when the product left the defendant's possession as well as be a cause of injury to the user of the product. A product can be defectively designed if it fails to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect when used in an intended or reasonably foreseeable manner. Alternatively, a product can be defective in design if there is a risk in danger inherent in the design which out weighs the benefit of that design. The defective design has to be a cause of injury to the user of the product.

When a manufacturer, distributer, or seller is held liable for defectively made or defectively designed products, this claim is generally known as product liability.

Appel Law Firm LLP has handled numerous product liability claims. These types of claims require expert analysis and thorough research into the particular field of manufacture and/or design. Contact Appel Law Firm LLP for a free consultation.