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Lawsuits Against Defective Products

In everyday life, there has been a lot of different types of mishaps and accidents when it comes to products that are defected. Defective products can do a lot of harm and damage. They are able to cause serious harms and injuries. Products that are sold out there on the counters, online, or anywhere in the market are supposed to guarantee safety for the users. There has been a lot of instances that happen where defective products have caused harm.

When defective products cause harm, you are allowed to file a lawsuit against them. It is your right as a citizen to file a lawsuit. That is because a product has to abide by the policies of not causing injuries and harm. Here are some lawsuits against some defective products that you need to know:

Pressure cooker

pressure cookerThere have been several lawsuits against a particular pressure cooker. So far, there has been around 20 lawsuits. These lawsuits’ cases have been settled for some undisclosed amount. The reason for people to be filing a case against it is that they explode with no warning that leads to severe burns and injuries, which truly raise concerns for safety. To know more about the cases, you can go to for more information on the lawsuits against pressure cookers.

Breast implants

Breasts implants have a lot of benefits when talking about enhancing the beauty of the female figure and the female body. However, recent studies have confirmed and shown that there is a connection between these implants for your breasts and a rare type of blood cancer that is called anaplastic large cell lymphoma. This association is most common to appear with textured breast implants. There are a lot of people who are prepared to file a lawsuit against product liability. That is because the manufacturers of the breast implants have failed to warn the public. When filing against them, there may be financial compensation that is available.

Furniture

furnitureThere have been several lawsuits against a particular Swedish furniture company for their defective products. Their defective products which can tip over easily causes a lot of harm and damage. There have been reports of critical injuries and around seven deaths because of its ease to tip over and pound small children. They have failed to meet the safety standards of the furniture industry. Hence, families filed several product liability lawsuits. They have settled a few families for a certain amount of compensation and have since recalled the defective furniture.