Experienced personal Arizona injury attorneys who have dealt with lawsuits involving dangerous products understand that there are different kinds of product liability claims. Most people think of a product liability claim as one that results from a dangerous or defective product. Sometimes the product could have been built safely, but due to a poor design is not safe to use. In such cases, the design of the product makes it dangerous.
There are also manufacturing defect claims, in which the product had a safe design, but because of a mistake in the manufacturing process it becomes dangerous. Both design and manufacturing defects are common types of personal injury lawsuits that involve product liability law. These types of cases are what most people think of when someone is fighting for justice after being seriously injured because of a product.
There is, however, another type of personal injury claim related to dangerous products. These types of product liability cases involve the use of a product in a certain manner that makes it dangerous. These types of products can cause injuries if not used properly, but the manufacturer has not indicated that it could be dangerous if used in this specific manner. In cases when the manufacturer knows that their product could be used in a certain way that could cause injury and knows this, that manufacturer is liable if it does not provide sufficient warning on its use. These types of Arizona failure to warn cases can be difficult for many reasons.
While the product manufacturer may have designed the product to be used safely for a specific purpose, it may also know that the product can be used in other ways that may endanger people, yet fails to warn people not to use the product because the manufacturer will increase its income from people buying it for a purpose other than what it was safely designed to do. If it can be proven that there was not an adequate warning for the end user and an injury is then suffered, there would be a valid Arizona product liability claim.
Should you wish to speak with an experienced Arizona personal injury attorney about a possible product liability claim, we invite you to contact us. We will provide the answers you need to make an informed decision on how to proceed in any potential product liability cases.
