Defective Products
Americans have been led to believe that products wouldn't be on stores' shelves if they weren't safe to use. Increasingly, however, they're finding out that this isn't true. Poisoned pet food, toys with unsafe amounts of lead, defective tires, tainted vegetables and dangerous prescription medications have all made the news in recent years -- and all of them were defective products. In fact, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall tens of thousands of products each year because of defects that make them unsafe.
Under Florida law, a product can be defective in three ways. The flaw can be inherent in the design, as with toys made of lead. It can be introduced in the product's manufacturing, as with food that is contaminated by bottling or canning equipment. And products can also be defective if the manufacturer fails to warn consumers about the foreseeable dangers of using the product. Manufacturers (and sometimes sellers) are strictly liable for any of these flaws, which means it doesn’t matter whether they knew about the defects -- they are legally responsible for finding and correcting them before they become a danger to customers.
When they don't, victims can hold them legally and financially responsible for the deaths and injuries that result. With a Florida defective products lawsuit, you can stop these dangerous practices, force a recall and win compensation for all of your injuries, including physical injuries or wrongful death, medical bills and other costs and missed work. The Law Offices of Cohn, Smith & Cohn represents individuals throughout the State of Florida who have suffered an injury from a dangerous or defective product. If a consumer product, such as a medical device, clothing, motor vehicle, or tool, has injured you or someone you love, please call us to set up a free consultation.
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