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Product Liability

Product liability is the area of law in which those who make a product available to the public are held responsible for the injuries that the product causes to the people who buy it. These groups may include:

• Manufacturers
• Distributors
• Suppliers
• Retailers

Product liability claims most frequently rely on negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and various consumer protection claims. A large portion of all product liability laws are created at the state level. They vary widely from state to state. Each type of product liability claim requires different elements to be proven to present a successful claim.

A product liability claim might be able to succeed even when a product was used incorrectly by the person that bought it or used it. As long as the incorrect use was foreseeable by the manufacturer or someone in the supply chain, these claims are still recoverable.

Typically, products liability cases are based not on negligence, but on strict liability instead. Under strict liability, a manufacturer is held liable for injuries regardless of whether it acted negligently. It allows an injured customer to recover for injuries even if he or she might be in a difficult position to prove what a manufacturer did or did not do wrong. It is assumed and presumed that a manufacturer is able to absorb the cost of liability and will consider such expense in setting price for its products.

Contact a Contact Lens Lawyer

If your eyes have been injured due to an ineffective contact lens solution, contact the contact lens solution lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 1-866-950-9000 to discuss your case and to determine your legal situation.