Compensation Awards in Nebraska

Most of the products on the shelves of stores have been tested and retested for safety. However, there are occasions where a product in Douglas County is defective. If you have been injured by a defective product, then you may have a lawsuit under the laws of Product Liability.

The Law of Product Liability in Nebraska

There are 3 basic categories of product defects in Nebraska.

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 type are design defects. These defects exist when they are inherent in a product's design, and the product cannot be safely manufactured, even if made to specifications. For example, if an electric saw lacks an emergency shutoff switch, 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.

Find Help for your Product Liability Claim in Douglas County Nebraska

If you own or used a product that has injured you, and you believe it suffers from one of the above defects, you should talk to a Products Liability attorney in Nebraska.