There is a long history of products being placed on the market that, for one reason or another, can injure consumers. Often times these defective products are placed on the market with inadequate testing by companies more concerned with its profit than with the public's safety. Defective product attorney Robert Mansell has been representing consumers injured by defective products for two decades. Below are some basic elements of the issue:

1. The injured party has to prove that an injury or death was caused by a product that was defective when it was sold.

2. Specific examples of defective products:

• a. Defective Manufacture:
  This means that a product did not meet the company's manufacturing requirements.
• b. Defective Design
  (1) The injured party demonstrates that the product in question failed to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect it to perform when used properly.
  (2) Even if a product performs as the consumer expects it, juries can still find that a design is defective if, looking at how the product was actually used, it's clear that the risk of danger because of the design itself is greater than the benefits of such a design.
  

3. The injured party must prove that the product was defective at the time he bought it from the seller.

4. The injured party must show that this defect was a substantial cause of the injury suffered.

5. Damages are available for the following types of injuries:

• a. Physical injury to person or to property
• b. Economic loss, or property damage claims, are not yet recognized in California, but they are in other jurisdictions.

Overall, it is difficult to prove that a product was defective, as you would generally be fighting with an enormous company and their teams of attorneys to do so. Therefore, it only makes it that much more important for you to work with a experienced defective product attorney who knows the ropes. Personal injury attorney Robert Mansell does, and will make sure that your rights are protected to the maximum level possible. Please contact him if you have been injured by a defective product. Call now to speak directly to Robert Mansell at (310) 474-3250, 24/7.

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