PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS SOLICITOR

Our specialist lawyers are members of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts and they deal with product liability claims, including issues relating to consumer goods, food products, bio-medical devices and pharmaceutical products. All cases are dealt with on a no win no fee basis and compensation is paid in full with no deductions. You do not have to fund or finance your no win no fee product liability claim which is entirely risk free - win or lose there is no charge

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It is no longer required to prove negligence on the part of a manufacturer in order to file a product liability claim. In addition statutory protection now covers anyone injured by a product, regardless of whether the product was sold to them directly. Relevant UK legislation includes :-

• England and Wales - the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Modification) Order 2000 (Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2771)
• Scotland - the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Modification) (Scotland) Order 2001 (Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 265)
• Northern Ireland - the Product Liability (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

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Almost all manufacturers are insured, and product liability claims are usually based in one of four areas :-

Defective Design


A product is inherently flawed and dangerous due to design.

Defective Manufacture


A quality control failure causes the product not to meet specific regulations.

Defective Warnings


Dangers associated with the product are not properly explained.

Negligent Surveillance


Manufacturer fails to warn consumers about the discovery of a product’s safety issues.

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A product is considered “defective” if its level of safety falls below the level a consumer should reasonably expect. This does not mean a product is defective simply because it is of low quality or because a safer product arrives on the market. When deciding if a product is defective in relation to product liability claims, courts look at :-

• marketing of the product
• product’s included instructions or warnings
• purpose for which the product was supplied and may have been reasonably used
• when the product was supplied

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If you feel that you may be entitled to compensatory damages based on defective or substandard consumer goods, food products, bio-medical devices, and pharmaceutical products, call us today on our helpline or submit the contact form for a completely risk-free, no obligation consultation with one of our experienced product liability claim solicitors.