Product liability? When a product fails, the company answers for it.
Defective products, from car parts to space heaters, can cause serious harm. We look at the design, the warnings and how it was made. Free case review, no fee unless we win, and a real person answers 24/7.
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Updated October 2026. General information, not legal advice about your case.
Defective products: what to know
Every year, people are hurt by products that should have been safe: cars and car parts, tools, heaters, batteries, medical devices and household goods. When a product is defective and causes an injury, the law can hold the companies behind it responsible.
California rules that shape your case
- Strict liability. In California, a manufacturer can be responsible for an injury caused by a defective product even if it was not careless. You must show the product was defective and the defect caused your injury.
- Three kinds of defect. A manufacturing defect is a product that came out differently from the design, such as a cracked part. A design defect affects every product made to that design. A warning defect is a missing or poor warning or instruction about a risk that was not obvious.
- The whole chain. The maker of a part, the company that assembled the product, the distributor and the retailer can all share responsibility.
- Partly at fault? If you used the product in a way that contributed to the injury, your compensation can be reduced, but it is not automatically barred.
- Deadlines vary. How long you have depends on the type of case and who is responsible. Call early.
Other states where we handle cases have their own rules.
Recalls
A recall can help a case, but you do not need one. Many defective products are never recalled. You can search recalls at CPSC.gov for consumer products and NHTSA.gov for vehicles and car parts.
The product is the evidence
Most product cases are won or lost on the product itself. Experts examine it to find out what failed and why. If it is repaired, thrown away or returned to the store, that proof can be lost.
What to do now
- Get medical care, and keep every record.
- Keep the product, its parts, the packaging, the manual and the receipt. Do not try to repair it or send it back to the company.
- Photograph the product, your injuries and the place where it happened.
- Write down the brand, model and serial number, and where you bought it.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the manufacturer or its insurer.
- Call us. There is no fee or cost unless we recover money for you.
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