How Dangerous Products Can Hurt Your Family

Monday, October 19, 2020

How Dangerous Products Can Hurt Your Family

Written by Malman Law, reviewed by Steve J. Malman.

Parties involved with the creation and distribution of products must ensure they are safe to use and warn consumers of their potential dangers. When they fail to do this, serious injuries can occur. If a dangerous product injured you or a family member, speak with an attorney. 

Each year approximately five to ten percent of all personal injury liability lawsuits are based on defective products and the injuries they caused. The basis for these lawsuits is that the individual injured or killed was using them as reasonably expected. Injuries from dangerous products are so rampant that the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) keeps detailed records of all injuries and deaths related to them. A Chicago personal injury lawyer  

Common Examples of Dangerous Products

Nearly every product you or your family uses, either routinely or sporadically, can cause some kind of injury. When product designers, manufacturers, and distributors don’t take the safety of American families into account when producing products, they cause injuries, and some of them are fatal. Products can be dangerous for many different reasons, such as:

  1. How they are designed
  2. How they are manufactured
  3. How they are marketed

Common examples of dangerous products include:

  1. Appliances
  2. Computers
  3. Clothing
  4. Automobiles and their parts
  5. Baby equipment such as cribs
  6. Furniture such as dressers
  7. Airplanes
  8. Drugs/medications
  9. Power presses
  10. Guns
  11. ATVs

Injuries and Damages Caused by Dangerous Products

Dangerous products can harm you and your family physically, emotionally, and financially. The injured individual could have physical injuries such as burns, broken bones, scarring, disfigurement, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), damage to internal organs, and soft tissue injuries. The entire family can suffer financial harm when parents lose wages, and the medical bills start to stack up. Emotional injuries can impact everyone in the family as well; for example, pain and suffering, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, and humiliation.

When a product’s design was flawed, it was manufactured poorly, or it didn’t provide the necessary warnings and instructions, the negligent parties should compensate the injured individuals for the damages they cause. When your claim is negotiated or goes before a jury, your Chicago personal injury attorney will show how your injuries and damages have negatively impacted your life and the lives of those around you to maximize your compensation.

Did You or Someone You Love Suffer a Dangerous Product Injury? Call a Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Today

If you suffered an injury due to a defective product, you might feel like you have to battle the corporate giants alone and that no one will believe you. That’s not the case when you hire the attorneys at Malman Law. You are more than just a number to us. We have the experience and skill to stand up to corporations and hold them accountable for their negligence. 

Call (312) 629-0099 today or use our online contact form to schedule your free dangerous product case review with a knowledgeable Chicago personal injury lawyer. 

Steve Malman

Malman Law’s founder Attorney Steven Malman has over 30 years of experience handling personal injury, nursing home, medical malpractice, truck accidents, car accidents, premises liability, construction, and workers’ compensation cases in Chicago, IL.

Years of experience: +30 years
Illinois Registration Status: Active and authorized to practice law—Last Registered Year: 2023

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