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100% compensation for product liability cases!

Imagine this – you’re driving down the motorway at 70mph when your car engine suddenly shuts itself off. The consequences could be devastating and a sudden accident at those kinds of speeds can result in serious injuries and fatalities.

Sadly if you drive a General Motors car, with affected vehicles such as the Chevrolet Cobalt and HHR, Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and the Saturn Ion and Sky, this could happen to you according to recent sources from the BBC.

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According to sources from the Metro, an injured cyclist is suing Halfords after his mountain bike split in half at high speed, propelling him in to a metal pole and leaving him with what has been described as serious and lifelong injuries. The court heard that the bike had a ‘sudden and catastrophic failure’ that resulted in 24 year old Joseph Love with injuries that are said to have ‘wrecked his life.’

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100% compensation for product claims

So, you’re using a hairdryer, or perhaps a lawnmower, or some other form of electrical equipment, and it shocks you – causing an injury. What can you do?

If the electric shock is caused because the product is defective, or perhaps the plug or wiring is faulty, you may have a claim for personal injury compensation depending on how it has happened, and where it has happened as well.

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When we buy a product or invest in a service, we expect a certain quality in what we’re paying for. Importantly, we expect not to be harmed by the product or service we have parted ways with our money for – The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 demands it.

So what happens if you are harmed because a product is dangerous either due to it being defective or due to a failure to warn of inherent dangers? Or what happens if a service ends up leaving you injured? Can you make a claim? If so, how much does it cost to claim?

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When anyone ever purchases goods or receives a service, there is a standard expected by buyers (and in law) that the goods/service should be: of a satisfactory quality; fit for purpose; and as described. If these requirements are not fulfilled and the product has caused you personal injury as a result, you could be entitled to make a claim.

The Law

The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 regulates this. The Act’s key purpose is to give protection to you as a consumer from suffering personal injury as a result of inadequate standards. Claims of this nature often arise out of defects with food, furniture, vehicles, cosmetic products and electronic equipment that can cause an array of problems. Claims can be made from accidents causing mostly minor injuries like sprains and electric shocks to more severe injuries that have had a life changing effect – no matter how big or small you could still make a successful claim.
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Have you been injured in an accident due to a faulty product you recently bought? No matter how minor or serious your injury may be, you may be able to claim compensation for it.

The Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 states that, as a consumer, if you are to be provided a good or service, you enter into a contract for those goods and/or services. As such, it is acceptable for you to expect that reasonable care and skill has been applied to the product / service that you have been provided.
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When anyone ever purchases goods or receives a service, there is a standard expected by buyers (and in law) that the goods/service should be; of a satisfactory quality; fit for purpose; and as described.

If these requirements are not fulfilled and the product has caused you personal injury as a result, you could be entitled to make a claim.
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The Consumer Protection Act 1987 was brought in to help customers who have suffered death, injury or damage to their property from a defect in a product. An important aspect of the Act is that it makes producers strictly liable for their defective products which have caused harm. This means that to make a claim you do not have to prove that the manufacturer acted negligently.

It does not matter if you purchased the product or you were injured at work.

Who should I blame?

Producers who are responsible for the defect. This includes those who made part of the product which was defective or those of an industrial process who made the particular part of the product which caused a defect.
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When supplying products to consumers, the products must always be safe. It is the responsibility of producers, manufacturers, shops and wholesalers to ensure the safety of the product they are selling. Injury may occur when a product is sold in a defective manner, or have been sold to the consumer without adequate instruction and warning.

Under the Supply of goods and Services Act 1982, all products which are sold must be safe. Manufacturers or sellers of the product must ensure that they:
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When we purchase or use a product, whatever the type of product, we expect certain standards. Most of us are aware that products should meet certain standards before they are allowed to be sold to the public. Indeed businesses making products for consumers must adhere and comply with product safety laws and regulations.

It could be said that the biggest burden or responsibility lies on the producers or manufacturers of a product. Although the product may be sold by a shop it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to comply with product safety laws. If something is wrong with the product and injury is caused as a result, any claim is likely to be directly against the manufacturer. It should be noted that shops and distributors do also have legal responsibilities.
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