Most of us think of products as physical objects that we can touch and see. But under products liability law, products can be food, gases, animals, writing and even some services. Products that commonly cause a products liability lawsuit include:
- Toys and children's products.
- Automobiles and auto parts.
- Medications.
- Food that caused food poisoning (from restaurants or grocers).
- Medical devices.
You can sue the seller and distributor of the product as well, if you can show that they were partly responsible for the defect. Generally, however, you can't use products liability law to sue individuals who are not in the business of regularly selling or renting. For example, if you buy something at a garage sale and it turns out to be defective, you may not be able to sue the person who sold it to you.
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