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Understanding Product Liability Law in Nevada

What is product liability law? According to the Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII), product liability law concerns the “liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by that product.” Anytime you read about a safety recall or a recalled product, anybody who got hurt because of something that was wrong with that product may be eligible to file a product liability claim.

Generally speaking, there are three different types of product defects that can result in a successful product liability claim:

• Design defect: this is a type of product defect that occurs in the very design of the item, and prior to manufacture.
• Manufacturing defect: this is a type of product defect that occurs during the manufacturing stage. In other words, there is nothing defective about the product’s design, but there was a defect during the stage of the product’s manufacture.
• Marketing defect or failure to warn: this is a type of product defect that can occur when there is nothing patently wrong with the item itself. Instead, the defect happens after the product has been designed and manufactured. Simply put, this defect refers to a situation in which the product is not accurately marketed, or is marketed in such a way that fails to warn consumers about potential hazards connected to use of the product.

Some products may have more than one type of defect. Given that many different parties are involved in the development, manufacture, and sale, your claim may involve more than one opposing party. An experienced product liability lawyer in Paradise can analyze your case and help to determine who may be liable for your injuries.