Civil lawsuits often begin with one party making allegations against another. A plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit might assert that another person harmed them through negligence or illegal behavior. People can also occasionally take legal action against businesses.
Employers may be liable for the negligence of their employees or violations of employment laws. Companies are also often responsible if they deliver defective products that injure consumers or damage private property.
Defective products may affect numerous people rather than a single consumer. Can a group of people affected by the same defective product pursue a class action lawsuit?
Product issues can affect many people
Defective products can fail without warning when consumers use them. Their failure can lead to serious injuries or costly property damage losses. Power tools may short out, leading to burns or electrical injuries. Electric scooters might have defective batteries that overheat during charging and start fires with catastrophic consequences. The people impacted by these dangerous products may have significant financial losses related to property, medical expenses and reduced income.
Product defects often relate either to a production batch that does not meet quality control standards or defective design. There could be thousands of consumers impacted by a single defective product. Those consumers can theoretically work together to take legal action against the company that released the defective product. Their cooperation may lead to a more compelling legal case and a higher final compensation award.
Reviewing a product defect and its consequences with a skilled legal team can help injured consumers explore their options. Those affected by defective products may have grounds for a class action lawsuit.