Product Liability
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.

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.