If I Am Injured By a Defective Product Can I Make an Accident Claim?

These days people who have suffered injury in an accident which was not their fault often make an accident claim. The idea behind the accident claim is to win money back to compensate the loss suffered as a result of the injury. Because many accident victims are forced to take time off or even leave work to recover from their injuries, the money won is very important. Many an accident claim results from a slip, trip or road accident. On top of those people, many people find themselves injured each year in accidents caused by defective products or services.

The law protects victims of injury caused by defective products or services because the provider of the product or service has a duty of care to ensure that everything possible was done to protect the user. This is comparable to local council’s duty to ensure members of the public are protected from such dangers as potholes or loose paving stones.

The umbrella term ‘defective products or services’ may refer to a number of things. An injury might arise from food poisoning at a restaurant, faulty tools in the workplace, faulty home equipment, furniture or toys, dangerous cars or inadequate car repairs or even carbon monoxide poisoning.

In the event of making an accident claim, the accident claim specialist will start the process by identifying the person who was legally responsible for the defective product or service. The person responsible could be one of a long list including the manufacturer, the importer, a landlord or an employer.

The next step after identifying the responsible party is to obtain clear and detailed medical reports of the injuries. The importance of the medical records cannot be underestimated because they form the majority of the evidence in the claim. Other evidence might include a technical report which might explain why the product was defective.

The accident claim solicitor will then proceed to pursue compensation on the victim’s behalf. This lets the injured party take a break from the complications associated with their accident claim so that they can focus on recovering.

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