Consumer products liability refers to the responsibility of any parties involved with the defective nature of a consumer product. There are three types of product defects that create liability for manufacturers and retailers: design defects, manufacturing defects, and defects in marketing. Although federal safety standards exist to monitor components of products such as toys and automobiles, design flaws or quality control problems can make these consumer products unsafe in other ways. Reports from consumers may be the first indication to the agencies that safety problems exist.
Civil and criminal lawsuits have been filed when a breach of
safety in a product occurred. When consumers are injured or
harmed by a product while using it as intended, the manufacturers,
wholesalers, designers, retailers, and anyone involved with the
product being sold to the consumer may be liable to pay
compensation. An experienced attorney can help evaluate the
circumstances surrounding consumer product safety. For this and
more information, the Consumer Products Safety Commission
provides up-to-date data on dangerous products.
