Companies used to make solid products but now a defective product lawyer in Rapid City is needed on a more frequent basis, as quality continues to go down. Whether by outsourcing or using cheaper materials, the quality of products seems to get worse and worse. All you have to do is look at a toy from forty years ago and see how it is still functioning as compared with the broken one from last Christmas. The quality difference is obvious. It may not matter as much with a toy train but when those products are used to keep you or your family safe – quality is of the utmost importance.
Bad products can be particularly hazardous when used around children. For example, car seats that don’t latch in like they are supposed to or portable cribs that collapse on an infant are obviously dangerous. When accidents happen with these products, the consequences can be great. In the past several years there have been alarming stories of children that have become injured due to bad products or become sick due to lead found in toys coming out of China. If your family has fallen victim to any of these things, we can help.
Another terrible situation we see is when people suffer due to a defective medical device. For example, if a hip replacement was done and the part was bad. This isn't a medical malpractice case because it isn't the doctor’s fault that the synthetic hip was manufactured incorrectly. Instead, the manufacturer of the medical device is to blame. As a defective product lawyer in Rapid City, one of our jobs is to identify who is responsible for the accident or damage that occurred and make sure that the party is held liable.
These are only two types of scenarios where manufacturers have been in the news for making bad products. It can happen in any situation. If you purchased something and it did not perform as it should, there are two potential reasons – it was used incorrectly, or the product wasn't manufactured correctly. We need to evaluate the case and conduct research about the specific product in order to determine whether or not the manufacturer can be held liable. It is important to build a solid case that is based on facts, rather than opinion, and this takes a skilled legal team.
The manufacturer will do their best to prove that they manufactured a quality product but that you, the consumer, didn't use it correctly. For example, in the case with a portable crib, they could claim that the walls were not snapped into place as they should be. Additional testing would be required to determine if the walls slip out of their locked position on a consistent basis which could be used to confirm your side of the story that the walls were snapped in place but fell down on their own. Regardless of the type of case, as a defective product lawyer in Rapid City we have the expertise necessary to determine if you have a case and the best way to proceed.
