While the landscape is somewhat in flux with respect to the specific theories of liability that can be invoked to pursue claims
regarding manufacturing defects, design defects, and failure to warn, all three remain central to products liability law.
Not exact matches
Possible legal theories that can be argued in a products liability case include negligence (lack of reasonable care in the
manufacture or sale of the product or in warning about the product), breach of warranty (failure to fulfill the terms of a promise
regarding the product's performance), misrepresentation (giving consumers a false sense of security about a product's safety), and strict liability (under which the product's
defect, although not the fault of the defendant, rendered the product unreasonably dangerous and the defendant is therefore responsible).
A defective drug is a medication that is either prescribed or purchased over the counter that is supposed to help you, but instead it is dangerous because of some
defect in its
manufacture or packaging or because the drug did not carry accurate or complete warnings
regarding its use.
Manufacturers are required by law to make every effort to prevent
defects in all areas of design,
manufacture and marketing and those to distribute and sell the product are also legally and ethically obligated to examine and exercise discretion
regarding the products they sell.
Your attorney at the Glenn Law Firm will research any available history
regarding recalls or incidents of injury due to
manufacturing or design
defects and build your case based on all available data.
The
defect could be found in the product's design, in the
manufacturing of the product, or the
defect could be that the product did not contain a warning
regarding proper use of the product or potential dangers associated with the product.