Product Liability Lawsuits Make Products Safer

When manufacturers and retailers put unsafe or defective products in the marketplace, they need to know that consumers may file a product liability lawsuit. Buying a product that one cannot use because it doesn’t work or because it is unsafe is not only an inconvenience, but it can also cause great harm.

The legal system can help consumers get their money back, or receive other compensation depending on their experience, especially if a product has caused damage or injury. For example, in Ohio, a product liability lawsuit has been consolidated into a single class action against Kaba, a lock industry leader, whose Simplex push-button locks are used by hospitals, airports, casinos, banks, the Department of Defense and police departments. It turns out that their push-button locks aren’t as safe and vandal resistant as the company claims. They can be opened by a strong ($30) magnet. Kaba’s defective product lawsuit claims deceptive trade practices, common-law fraud, negligence and product liability action.

They say the locks, which can cost less than $200 or more than $1,000 depending on the model, are defective by design and warrant consumer class-action lawsuits. And they are demanding in their product liability action that the company replace the locks, pay compensatory damages and even turn over all profits made from the locks over the years.

Here are other product liability actions. They are categorized for your convenience below:

Computer-Related