One of the most common lawsuits filed in North Carolina courts involve the issue of personal injury. One of the reasons for its popularity lies on the fact that as a term, personal injury is extremely broad—encompassing issues such as road accidents, accidents at work or at home, assault claims, as well as accidents caused by product defects.
While
product liability issues appear less often than other types of personal
injury claims, they are probably the most publicized in media. This is
due mainly to the fact that claims of this nature usually involve a big
company that has widely distributed an allegedly defective product that
people claim to have been hurt by.
One
of the reasons why many companies announce product recalls publicly is
because federal law compels them to do so. To protect the safety of
consumers, the federal government has even put up a website—www.
recalls.gov—where six different agencies work together to update the
general public on any product recalls.
The
website aims to inform consumers about potentially dangerous products
so that they may be able to discern better which product to purchase and
use. After all, even the most innocuous-looking toy can inflict
personal injury to an unsuspecting child. In 2007 alone, train model
Thomas and Friends railway toys and the iconic Easy Bake Ovens were both
recalled—the former, for containing excessive amounts of lead paint and
the latter, for its potential to become a fire or burn hazard.
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