Dangerous or defective products result in the catastrophic injury or death of thousands of consumers each year in Florida and throughout the United States. When a product is sold to the public it should be safe and suitable for its intended use. When a manufacturer fails to design or manufacture its products safely and in conformity with applicable standards or fails to adequately warn of foreseeable harm, the results can be tragic. Too often, consumers or bystanders are killed or caused to suffer a debilitating burn injury, brain injury, quadriplegia, paralysis, amputation, illnesses or other serious harm as the result of a dangerous or defective product.

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In Florida, a product is considered defective when it is unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer. There are generally three categories of product defects:

• Design Defects
• Manufacturing Defects
• Marketing Defects such as improper labeling of a product, inadequate warning or deficient instructions.

Florida's product liability laws were enacted to enable victims of dangerous or defective products to be compensated by those responsible for placing such products into the stream of commerce. There are a whole host of defective products that have been the subject of product liability lawsuits including, among others:

Involving Automobiles and Transportation:

Defective Automobiles
Defective Seatbelts Designed and manufactured properly, seat belts save lives  and prevent injuries [...]
Defective Airbags Air bags save countless lives and prevent many occupants of  motor vehicles from [...]
Defective Tires/Tread Separation Each year, thousands of people suffer serious injury and  death as [...]
Defective Infant Restraint/Child Car Seats Tragically, thousands of children are injured or killed  each year due to defective and dangerous juvenile products. [...]
Defective Automobile Seat Backs Each year thousands of people are injured due to defective  automobile seats. [...]
Defective ATVs

Involving Pharmacy, Drugs and Medicine:

Defective Pharmaceutical Products Many product liability lawsuits involve dangerous or  defective drugs, medicines or other pharmaceutical products [...]
Defective Bone/Tissue Grafts
Defective  Medical Devices such as Defective Defibrillators Guidant defibrillators are one example of a defective  product that has received  [...]
Defective Implantable Medical Devices FDA seizes Shelhigh implantable medical devices

Involving Children:

Defective Child Products Tragically, thousands of children are injured or killed  each year due to defective and dangerous juvenile products. [...]
Defective Toys Tragically, thousands of children are injured or killed  each year due to defective and dangerous juvenile products. [...]

Swimming Pools:

Defective Swimming Pools The U.S. Consumer Product safety Commission (“CPSC”)  reports that “there are approximately 250 drowning deaths [...]
Defective Swimming Pool Drains
Defective Swimming Pool Pumps

Defective Products:

Defective Portable Generators Frequent hurricanes and tropical storms in Florida often  leave homes without electricity. [...]
Defective Farm Equipment/Machinery
Defective Tools
Defective Ladders

When a dangerous or defective product causes death or serious injury,  the manufacturer, all distributors and the installers may be held liable under  Florida’s Product Liability laws. 

At Hannon & Boyers, we are committed to giving  each client the time and attention he or she deserves.  Our firm works as a team so that our clients  get the benefit of the collective skill and effort of our experienced and  highly trained lawyers, paralegals and investigators.  Our legal team works relentlessly to hold  irresponsible manufacturers fully accountable for the harm that they cause to  our clients and other consumers.

The dangerous product lawyers at Hannon & Boyers have  successfully litigated many cases where a dangerous or defective product  resulted in the death or serious injury of a consumer, product user or  bystander.

If you or someone you know has been injured or killed by a  dangerous or defective product, contact a Florida dangerous product lawyer at Hannon &  Boyers today.