How a Products Liability Attorney in Morris County NJ Can Help
Sept. 18, 2015
There are different types of reasons that a product can be defective. One way is that the product had a manufacturing defect. Another way a product can be defective is if there is a design defect. Finally, a product may not have appropriate warnings about inherent dangers with the product. If you have been injured by a product that did not warn of a danger, you should call a products liability attorney in Morris County New Jersey to help you get the money you deserve. Your products liability attorney in Morris County New Jersey is the best one to tell you how much your claim may be worth.
A manufacturer has an absolute duty to warn of dangers that arise from using their product. This includes both uses of the product as intended and warnings about anticipated damages that could be caused by the product even if not used correctly. In New Jersey, a plaintiff in a failure to warn case must prove that they the product did not contain an adequate warning and that this failure to warn goes back to when the manufacturer still had control the product.
A manufacturer does not have a duty to warn about every possible danger of a product. If someone alters or misuses a product in a way that could not be anticipated by the manufacturer, and is therefore injured, it is likely that plaintiff would not be successful in their product liability claim. An essential part of a failure to warn claim is proving the product was used properly or as anticipated.
Your products liability is the best one to tell you about the strength of your failure to warn claim and what your next steps should be.
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