Compensation Awards in Wisconsin
Most of the products offered for sale are reasonably safe, and has been tested to verify this fact. However, in fairly rare cases, a product sold or used in Madison is defective. If you have been hurt by a defective product, then you may have a lawsuit under the laws of Product Liability.
Laws Concerning Product Liability in Wisconsin
Defective products are categorized in 3 basic categories in Wisconsin.
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 is the design defect. This happens when a product is not of sound design, and will be defective even if made to specifications. For instance, if a kitchen knife's specifications call for a metal blade that is very thin and brittle, creating a risk that it might break, causing injury, this is 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 Madison Wisconsin
If you own or used a product that has hurt you, and you believe it suffers from one of the above defects, you should speak to a Products Liability attorney in Wisconsin.