A product is considered defective, it is not fit for the purpose for which it was intended. For example, a knife, if it cuts your finger off, is doing what a knife is supposed to do. However, a pair of safety scissors that cuts your finger off is defective.
Items Commonly Involved In Florida Product Liability Lawsuits
Although a defect in virtually any kind of consumer product can result in serious injury or death, there are several types of defective consumer products that are more frequently the subject of product liability lawsuits. They include:
- Actos
- Construction materials, like Chinese drywall
- Da Vinci Surgical System
- Drugs (pharmaceuticals), including prescription and over-the-counter medicines
- Elmiron Vision Loss / Eye Damage
- Granuflo
- Heavy machinery.
- Ladders
- Lipitor
- Medical devices, including hip and breast implants
- Metal on Metal Hip Replacement
- Mirena IUD
- Motor vehicles, including cars, trucks, motorcycles and their tires
- Recreational vehicles, including bicycles, ATVs and boats
- Children’s products, including cribs, car seats, strollers and toys
- Household appliances
- Electronics and other electrical devices
- Power tools, including lawn mowers and other yard and landscaping equipment
- Pradaxa
- Roundup
- SSRI Antidepressant Birth Defects
- Takata Airbags
- Transvaginal Mesh, Pelvic Bladder Sling
- Yaz
- Zimmer Nexgen Knee Replacement
The website at www.recalls.gov provides information about recalls affecting a variety of consumer products, including foods, medicines, cosmetics, meat and poultry products, motor vehicles, child safety seats, tires, environmental products and boats.
