Van Nuys residents are savvy shoppers. They know how to spot a deal, and aren’t likely to be taken by some poorly made knock-off. However, even the most experienced shoppers and the most careful consumer can get injured by a defective product through no fault of their own.
At the Law Offices of Steers & Associates, we’ve seen the injuries that a defective product can cause. In most cases, the defect is unseen, and the victim is in a vulnerable state by relying on the product to work properly or to be free from something that can do them harm.
What Should I Do if I’m Injured by a Defective Product?
The first thing you should do is get medical attention if you have a serious or life-threatening injury. Next, preserve the evidence (the defective product and anything you were using in conjunction with it). Put it in a baggy, secure it, do whatever you can do to preserve it. Then take pictures of the item, the surroundings, and the injuries.
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Next, contact an attorney who has had experience handling a product liability case. He or she will know what to do with the evidence and can start working on your case to make sure you can make a solid product liability claim.
Types of Defective Products
There is almost an unlimited number of ways a person can be injured by a defective product. Anything you buy and use can harm you if something is wrong with it. At the Law Offices of Steers & Associates, we’ve represented many victims of defective products, and we’ve had success getting them compensation for their injuries.
Some of the different types of defective products we’ve seen that have caused our clients injury over the years are:
- Children’s Toys
- Defective Electronics
- Items in Food
- Motor Vehicle Part Defect
- Mismarked Pharmaceutical
- Leaky Boats
- Tainted or Poisoned Food
- Poorly Designed Medical Device
- Defect in Tires or Brakes
- Weak Ammo Casing
- Defective Cigarette Lighter or Vape
As you can see, the possibilities are almost endless. All it takes is a mistake somewhere along the way, and you can be injured by a product.
Three Ways to Make a Defective Product Claim Stick
The most important decision you will make in a product liability case is which attorney will you put your trust and faith in when you make your claim. The right attorney will treat your case with dignity, understand the law, and have experience making defective product claims.
At the Law Offices of Steers & Associates, we score high on all three. We have a deep familiarity with California product liability law, have years of experience making successful claims, and will treat you and your case with the highest priority.
There are three ways that a successful defective product claim can be made:
- Dangerous or Defective Design: Whoever did the design has a duty to design the product to work as indicate and safely for the consumer.
- Defective Manufacturing, Assembly or Packaging: The plant or factory that manufactures, assembles, and or packages the product has to do it properly and to the specifications for which it was designed. Flaws can come in the materials, the assembly or in many other ways.
- Inadequate Warning of the Hazards of the Product: Many products are dangerous when used as designed even when there was no defect. It might be a product that has a purpose that is dangerous by its use. The manufacturer has a duty to put warnings on the product of any type of harm that can come by using it as intended.
Anyone in Van Nuys who is injured by a defective product can call us or contact us online, and we’ll let you know right away what to do and how to handle the item, etc.
Call a Van Nuys Personal Injury Attorney
The best thing to do when injured due to someone else’s negligence is to talk to a Van Nuys Personal Injury Attorney. Even if you don’t hire one, you owe it to yourself to be advised of the law by an impartial professional. Then if you decide to get representation, then choose someone who is experienced and understands the law.
Call the Law Offices of Steers & Associates at 800 824 5416 or click here to contact us online. We have attorneys with years of experience dealing with every type of motor vehicle accident, and we get results against the insurance companies and their highly-paid lawyers. Call us now to even the playing field and get the compensation you deserve.