Sioux Falls Product Liability Lawyer

There are three common ways that products become defective, though:

• Design flaw: Some products are defective by design, which means they could never be
  safe for sale or use because the flaw is an inherent part of the product.
  For example, Takata airbags became notorious for exploding with deadly
  force. The airbags were designed to use an unstable chemical component
  in their inflators, so every single airbag based on this design was dangerous.
• Manufacturing error: A product or line of products can become defective because of a mistake
  during the manufacturing process. Manufacturing errors are difficult to
  catch because as few as one product could be affected by the mistake.
  For example, if you bought a ladder that was missing a hinge-pin and it
  collapsed when you first tried to climb it, then a manufacturing error
  would have caused your accident.
• Misinformation: Certain products can become defective or dangerous due to misinformation
  spread by their manufacturers. Instruction manuals, product packaging,
  safety warnings, and commercials are all ways that manufacturers can inadvertently
  or intentionally misinform consumers. For example, a prescription drug
  that does not include information about all of its side effects is defective
  by misinformation or marketing.