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Faulty or Flawed Product Liability Explained by McAllen Product Liability Lawyer Michael Grossman

Americans are consumers by nature. Some people might argue that women are born with a consumer gene that makes them want to spend more money on items than the average man wants to spend. Nevertheless, collectively Americans spend billions of dollars on everything from electronics and jewelry to health and beauty items every year.

On the other hand, business ownership is billed as the American way. There are countless stories told about how well-known successful people started out with little more than a viable business idea and developed their ideas into some of the most successful corporations that we know today. But there are risks that come with the reward of business success. Federal regulations state that companies which produce or distribute or sell products in the United States must adhere to certain guidelines to help make sure those products do what companies claim they can do in the advertisements and also that the products don’t harm anyone who uses them, especially if the products are used as they were intended.

Unfortunately for some companies and for the end users, there are products in the marketplace that should not be on the shelves. The trouble is that most people don’t realize it until after they have spent their hard earned money to purchase it. Remember jack rocks? The metal studs were designed to help children develop gross motor skills. But when children started to swallow the small objects instead of playing with them the company that sold them was forced to remove them from the market. And what about bean bags? They seemed harmless enough, but once the bean bags started to deteriorate at the seams children started to eat the stuffing inside of the bean bags. And that caused companies that manufactured and sold bean bags to add product safety warnings.

If you have children in your home or you just like to buy new things, you should check periodically on the internet to see if that thing you just bought has been recalled. Tens of thousands of products are introduced into the marketplace every year. Some of those same items are recalled. When a product is recalled it usually is because there is a flaw in its design or it has caused harm to someone who purchased it or used it. Sometimes the product will be redeveloped and reintroduced for sell as new and improved. Or sometimes the product will be removed altogether. Go to recall.gov to see all the items that should no longer be used. If companies spent more time on the front end testing their products for safety instead of being forced to recall them on the back-end because they have caused harm they might save themselves and consumers some heartache.

Consider the cribs with the collapsible sides. The sides were designed to lock in place when they were raised to keep growing babies inside the crib. But when babies were admitted the hospital because of the crib gates collapsed when they were not supposed to the cribs were recalled and that design was removed from circulation.

Children are not the only people who need to be protected. In March 2011 the makers of Skippy Peanut butter recalled two of its reduced-fat selections because of they were believed to be contaminated with Salmonella poisoning. Salmonella is a bacteria which can cause infection. And in June 2011 The Food and Drug Administration released an alert about chicken being consumed in America. The FDA admitted that some chicken feed contained tiny amounts of arsenic in it. Arsenic is a poison used to killed rodents and weeds. Although the FDA said the amount of arsenic found in the chicken supply was too little to be concerned about, people with weak immune systems could be susceptible. And if that happens to be you and you get sick don’t try to fight the case alone. Contact McAllen product defect attorneys at Grossman Law Offices. Michael Grossman has spent more than twenty (20) years protecting the rights of personal injury victims and he has won hundreds of cases just like yours. We can help you to fill in all the blanks of your case where it was produced and who can be held liable. Call 1-855-262-0406 for a free consultation today.

It is the main reason the Consumer Product Safety Commission exists. The marketplace is flooded with dangerous toys, poisonous chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs and even food not fit to eat. Every year around Christmas time there are dozens of toys placed on the market just to catch the millions of consumers who plan to purchase toys for the children in their lives. Unlike food products, including prescription drugs, some items can be sold without going through rigorous testing.

But if you, a relative or someone you know has suffered an injury or sickness because of a product defect it’s your right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the manufacturer. And the store you bought the product from also might be held liable as a co-defendant. Even if the product was manufactured in another country, as many items are, there are American distributors who also have a responsibility to you and other consumers to make sure the products they sell are safe for public consumption. Call the McAllen product defect attorneys at Grossman Law Offices. Michael Grossman has spent more than twenty (20) years protecting the rights of personal injury victims and he has won hundreds of cases just like yours. We can help you to fill in all the blanks of your case where it was produced and who can be held liable. Call 1-855-262-0406 for a free consultation today.

Second hand stores have become popular places to purchase clothes, furniture and other household items. So there is a good chance that some defective products such as baby items and electronics might find their way into your home by way of the Salvation Army Store, the Goodwill Store or some other consignment shop. Although these thrift stores have little no liability when it comes to reselling donated items, there are provisions in their insurance policies. So if you or someone you know has been injured or suffered harm from a defective product that you purchased at a thrift store, you still could file a personal injury lawsuit to collect damages. Contact the McAllen defective injury lawyers at Grossman Law Offices. Michael Grossman has spent more than twenty (20) years protecting the rights of personal injury victims and he has won hundreds of cases just like yours. We can help you to fill in all the blanks of your case. Call 1-855-262-0406 for a free consultation today.

There are two classifications of product liability. They are (1) negligence and (2) strict liability. Simple negligence means that the design of the product had the potential to be harmful even it if is used as it is intended. Darts are a prime example of these. The metal sharp edge of a dart is meant to be thrown only at the dart board. But if someone happens to walk into the line of fire or if someone decides to throw the darts at something or someone other than where it is intended, it could cause serious injury.

Strict liability is just that the product probably never should have been made available for public consumption anyway because the people intended to use it are getting harmed by it. Things like BB guns and fire works are accidents waiting to happen. You probably have your own story of someone you know accidentally getting shot in the face with a bb gun. And during the July 4th holiday there are dozens of stories that talk about someone having to be rushed to the emergency room due to fireworks exploding in their hands or under foot. The makers of these products have a strict liability because of the nature of the product.

In June 2011 Simvastatin, a manufactured drug designed to decrease cholesterol levels, was found by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cause muscle damage in some patients. And that includes patients who take the drug as prescribed by their doctor. Although the FDA released a warning about taking high doses of the drug, the manufacturer is being allowed to continue to sell the product. Just like the Hydroxycut scare that linked that diet product to irregular heartbeats in consumers who used the product, the company will continue to sell the product until they are forced by the FDA to remove it from the shelf. Why? Because Simvastatin was prescribed to over two million patients in 2010 in the United States alone. That made it the second most prescribed pharmaceutical drug in this country last year. And that didn’t include the generic brand names the drug was sold under.

It’s clear that most companies are more concerned about their profits and less concerned about your health. So don’t try to fight the battle alone. If you have been injured by a defective product you might be able to sue the manufacturer. And the store you bought the product from also might be held liable as a co-defendant. Even if the product was produced in another country such as China or Mexico where a number of products originate, there are distributors in the United States that also can be held liable to you and other consumers who have been injured by their products they sell. Call the McAllen product defect attorneys at Grossman Law Offices. Michael Grossman has spent more than twenty (20) years protecting the rights of personal injury victims and he has won hundreds of cases just like yours. We can help you to fill in all the blanks of your case where it was produced and who can be held liable. Call 1-855-262-0406 for a free consultation today.