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Rhode Island product liability
exists because manufacturers have a legal
responsibility of the safety to their consumers.
When consumers are injured or harmed by
a product while using it in its intended
manner, Rhode Island product liability is present.
Rhode Island product liability does not just
include manufacturers but wholesalers, designers,
retailers, and anyone involved with the
product being sold to the consumer.
Over time law has taken
the stance of imposing strict liability
in regards to Rhode Island product liability
on any individual or company making defective
products. The premise of Rhode Island product liability assumes manufacturers and product
sellers must exercise a certain degree of
consumer protection. The failure to provide
warnings when knowledge of hazardous products
exists, not ensuring that a defective or
malfunctioned part is not used in their
products, or a fault exists that makes the
product unsuitable for the purposes of its
purchase means that Rhode Island product liability
is present.
More common Rhode Island product liability cases include a misrepresentation
in what the products are capable of by failing
to adequately warn of potential risks through
marketing or advertising, design defects,
and manufacturing errors. Rhode Island product liability cases can take shape in four different
ways depending on the injuries sustained
and the specific defective product. Strict
Rhode Island product liability cases find everyone
involved in making the defective product
accountable for the injuries. Every injury
that the consumer experienced is the manufacturers
or seller's responsibility in strict Rhode Island product liability cases.
Other Rhode Island product liability cases may involve negligence,
breach of warranty, or misrepresentation.
A negligent Rhode Island product liability case
finds that the manufacturer did not properly
exercise enough care to avoid consumer harm
and injury. Breach of warranty Rhode Island product liability is when the seller makes
a claim that is not supported. Rhode Island product liability law anticipates that when
a company makes a claim they will follow
through with it. When a misrepresentation
Rhode Island product liability exists it finds
the company used advertising or marketing
to enhance their product to appear safer
than it really is. Rhode Island product liability
attorneys exist to defend the personal injuries
sustained by defective products.
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