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Product Liability Claims
If you suffer an injury as a result of a defective product you have purchased you may have a claim for:
- breach of contract
- negligence
- breach of the Consumer Protection Act 1987
In some situations you may be entitled to compensation without needing to prove negligence if there is so called 'strict liability'. Under the Consumer Protection Act claims can be made against a number of possible defendants including a manufacturer, someone who holds themselves out as a producer or in some circumstances an importer of goods.
Manufacturers are often concerned about the consumer law claims creating a precedent which may result in an expensive product recall. For that reason they are often prepared to throw considerable resources at resisting these product liability claims to try to take advantage of the various technical defences which are available. There are, for example, different limitation periods depending on how your claim is put forward which is why you need specialist help from experts like Hart Brown who can advise you on your consumer rights.
To speak to a specialist personal injury lawyer who can help with a product liability claim or any other type of personal injury claim contact us now by calling, emailing or filling in our free initial advice form..