Conroe Defective Products Attorney

The Dedication & Experience Accident Victims Need to Recover

When products don’t work as they’re intended or are prone to malfunction, they pose a serious risk for accidents that can be harmful or even fatal to consumers. If you were injured due to a marketing defect, design defect, or manufacturing defect, you have the right to compensation. The sooner you speak with a defective product lawyer in Conroe about your case, the better chance you have at recovering compensation for your injuries, lost wages, and other expenses associated with the injury.

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Marketing Defects

Marketing defects typically consist of a failure to warn consumers of potential dangers associated with the product. For example, in cases involving marketing defects, it will be necessary to show that the injury resulted from the failure to warn or properly instruct the consumer of known dangers associated with the product. If there were proper warnings and instructions, the injury would not have occurred.

Design Defects

Design defect cases occur as a result of products that are inherently dangerous or defectively designed from the start. These types of defects don’t happen due to a lack of warning or even in some kind of error during the manufacturing processes. A design defect means that the product’s basic design was defective or dangerous before the manufacturing process even began. These products are dangerous and can cause injury or death even when produced and used according to the manufacturer’s guidelines and specifications.

Manufacturing Defects

Manufacturing defect cases are a result of some type of error during the manufacturing or production stage of the product. For example, in cases involving manufacturing defects, it will be necessary to find out what went wrong at the factory where your defective product was made. Under normal circumstances these products are usually safe and free of defects, but due to some type of manufacturing or production error, the product is defective and dangerous.

Potentially defective products include:

• Auto parts
• Airbags
• Tires
• ATVs/UTVs
• Water heaters
• E-cigarettes (e-cigs)
• Tractors
• Batteries
• Space heaters
• Boat and lawnmower fuel systems
• Smoke alarms
• Lift kits
• Carbon monoxide detection systems

Defective Auto Parts

Over the past few years, we’ve seen record-setting recalls and civil penalties in the automobile manufacturing industry. From faulty ignition switches to exploding airbags, defective auto parts have posed a huge risk for motorists on U.S. roadways. Since it can take months, and in many cases years, for recalls to get initiated, it’s important to raise any concerns about defective auto parts with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the auto manufacturer, and your lawyer as swiftly as possible after an injury-causing accident.

Just a few of the parts and systems making headlines recently include:

• Takata Airbags
• Ignition switches
• Tires
• Car seats
• Fuel systems
• Door systems
• Power seats
• Power windows
• Headlights
• Cooling systems
• Seatbelt failures

Check Your VIN

With vehicles getting added to nationwide recalls on a near-monthly basis, the NHTSA is calling on motorists to check their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) regularly as part of their routine maintenance schedule. In addition, you can use Safercar.gov’s VIN Lookup Tool to see if your vehicle is currently under recall for a defective, dangerous, and potentially deadly auto part.

E-Cigarettes

Although E-cigarettes (E-cigs) have been touted as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes, they aren’t. As more research comes to light, we’re finding that to be a misleading and dangerous marketing tactic. However, the American Lung Association has been calling on the FDA to regulate the electronic-cig industry for years. Yet, nothing has been done until now.

A chief concern about e-cig safety is the safety of the flavoring additives involved. In short, these flavoring additives are what make these products more appealing to children and younger consumers. Many e-cigs, especially those with fruity or sweet flavors that are typically popular with teens and younger consumers, have been found to contain diacetyl. This chemical is known to cause a very serious, irreversible, degenerative lung disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans or "popcorn lung.

Defective Product Claims in Conroe, TX

In addition, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers consumers reports, recall information, warnings, and other news about defective products from all over the nation. If you think a defective product contributed to or directly caused your injury, get in touch with a Conroe product defective product attorney as soon as possible about your injury claim and possible lawsuit.

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