Many people are injured in the U.S. every year by the use of defective products. Some of those products may have been defectively manufactured--for example, a dangerous ingredient may have gotten into a particular batch of a medicine, or a household appliance may have been shipped from the manufacturer without a necessary part. Other products may have been defective in design; in other words, although they were manufactured precisely according to their specifications, the specifications themselves led to an unreasonably dangerous product. An example of such a product might be cribs with slats that allow a child's head to slide between them and get stuck. Finally, some products may not have been accompanied by proper warnings about non-obvious dangers related to their use. Inadequate warnings may also render products defective in the eyes of the law. For example, a drug that was not accompanied by warnings about potential serious side-effects or negative interactions with other medications, when such warnings would have been warranted, would be considered a defective drug. Product cases can be quite complex, and usually require expert testimony as well as the services of an experienced Florida product liability attorney.

When people suffer severe injuries caused by a defective product, they may sue the product's manufacturer, as well as all of the other parties (including sellers) involved in the distribution chain that ultimately brought the product to the injured party. As in other personal injury cases, they may seek compensation for both economic losses and non-economic harm (i.e. pain and suffering).

In Florida, in cases involving dangerous products, the people injured by those products generally don't have to prove that the manufacturers or distributors were negligent--only that the products themselves were unreasonably dangerous when used properly (or in a foreseeable way). However, any evidence of negligence on the manufacturer's or seller's part would strengthen the injured person's claim to compensation.

When manufacturers discover evidence that they have produced a defective product, they usually respond by recalling the product from the market. However, a recall effort does not put an end to the valid claims of people who are injured when they use the defective product.

To find out more about various product recalls online, visit www.Recalls.gov -a website that pools information from six different federal agencies.

At the Law Offices of Jamie L. Allen, P.A., we are dedicated to helping consumers who have been injured by defective products. If you have suffered such an injury, please contact our office for a free consultation regarding your case. Our experienced Florida products liability attorney, helped by investigators and support staff, provides personalized and effective representation to clients throughout Broward, Palm Beach, and Sarasota County.

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