Compensation Awards in Montana

Most of the products on the shelves of stores have been tested and retested for safety. However, there are occurrences where a product in Billings is defective. When a defective product causes an injury, this brings up the area of law called Product Liability.

The Law of Product Liability in Montana

There are 3 basic classes of product defects in Montana.

The first type are manufacturing defects. These are defects that happen when a product was assembled or made improperly. For instance, if a table has a sound design, but during assembly two key bolts were not installed, this would be a manufacturing defect.

The second type are design defects. These defects exist when they are ingrained in a product's design, and the product cannot be safely manufactured, even if made to specifications. For instance, if an electric saw lacks an emergency shutoff switch, this would be a design defect.

The first type are manufacturing defects. These are defects that happen when a product was assembled or made improperly. For instance, if a table has a sound design, but during assembly two key bolts were not installed, this would be a manufacturing defect.

Find Assistance for your Product Liability Claim in Billings Montana

If you owned or used a product, and it hurt you because of one of the above defects, you should hire a Products Liability lawyer in Montana.