defective products
Malfunctioning goods sold
Defective products are goods with flaws that make them dangerous, unusable, or not as advertised.
The term appears most often in legal contexts—product liability law holds manufacturers responsible for harm caused by defective products: The lawsuit alleged defective products caused dozens of injuries.
A product may be defective in design, manufacturing, or labeling.
- consumer rightsLegal safeguards for purchasers
- lemon lawDefective vehicle buyer's remedy
- corrective actionsSteps taken to fix problems
- mislabelingIncorrect identification marking
- design flawBuilt-in error in planning
faulty wiring · assembly line · strict liability · class action · fine print · safety standards · safety recall · shoddy · causation · contaminated · breach of duty · lemon · buyer beware · negligence claim · hazardous chemicals · financial penalty · litigation costs · certification standards
- consumer hassleshidden fees, long lines, out of stock, late delivery, overcharging
- Product Safetysafety standards, warning labels, choking hazard, safety recalls, CPSC
- mass tortsclass action, class actions, mesothelioma, talcum powder, tobacco lawsuits
- shop wasteswarf, filings, chips, turnings, grindings
- strict liabilitystrict liability, dangerous activities, hazardous activities, manufacturing defects, design defects
- tort liabilitystrict liability, duty of care, fault, causation, damage