Compensation Awards in Illinois

When you walk into a store these days, you can expect that almost every item on the shelves has been tested and re-tested for safety. However, on rare occasions, a product in Lake Barrington is defective. When a defective product causes an injury, this brings up the area of law called Product Liability.

Product Liability Laws in Illinois

Defective products are classified in 3 basic categories in Illinois.

First, manufacturing defects are those defects that stem from the actual manufacture of the product. For example, if a desk collapses because the manufacturer did not put in three bolts that were required by the design, this would be a manufacturing defect.

The second class of defects are classified as design defects. These occur when the manufacturer built the item to the exact specifications, but the design was fault. As an example, if a coffee mug is too thin and a hot beverage cracks the mug and cuts you, this would be a design defect.

First, manufacturing defects are those defects that stem from the actual manufacture of the product. For example, if a desk collapses because the manufacturer did not put in three bolts that were required by the design, this would be a manufacturing defect.

Assistance for your Product Liability Claim in Lake Barrington Illinois

If a product you own or used has injured you and you believe that it falls into one of the above categories of defects, you should talk to an experienced Products Liability attorney in Illinois.