Home and Recreational Products

When your child is playing a sport, or you are doing work around the home, you expect the products you use will be safe and not lead to potentially life-changing injuries. Unfortunately, many home and recreational products are defectively designed, produced and marketed to consumers. They are sold with inherently dangerous elements, lack necessary safety features or without proper warnings to alert consumers about potential risks. 

If you believe you have been harmed by defective household product, contact Munley, Munley & Cartwright, P.C., today online for a free consultation or call us toll free at 877-421-9173.

At Munley, Munley & Cartwright, our Pennsylvania product liability lawyers are familiar with product liability claims stemming from dangerous and defective home and recreational products.

Appliances

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are nearly 900,000 emergency-room-treated injuries involving household appliances each year and approximately 400 deaths. Many of these accidents are caused by defective wiring that leads to burns or electrocution or by exposed moving parts or faulty safety guards that can lead to severe cuts and amputations.

Examples of defective household appliances include: Kitchen appliances such as ovens, toasters and griddles that catch on fire; laptops, stereos and TVs that overheat; hair dryers and curling irons that cause burns; electric fans with defective grills or safety guards; laundry machines that are supposed to shut off when opened but instead keep spinning, causing hands or fingers to get tangled; vacuum cleaner motors that catch fire or feature spinning blower wheels that snag fingers; or a  gas water heater or furnace that leaks flammable vapors or carbon monoxide.

Sporting Equipment

A wide variety of injuries can be caused by sporting equipment that fails to meet standards. In particular, defective helmets and masks used in sports, including football, hockey, lacrosse and softball, can lead to concussions, traumatic brain injury and lacerated faces. Defective recreational sports equipment can also cause harm, such as bicycles with frames that fail, chains that snap or handlebars that break off the stem.

Trampolines

Trampolines can be especially dangerous pieces of recreational equipment, exposing children to injuries that can include broken or sprained bones, bruises, cuts and even severe back and spinal cord injuries. A trampoline can be defective when its legs break or bend or when nylon cords connecting the mat to the frame become worn and snap.

Exercise Equipment

Companies are increasingly marketing home exercise equipment that is aimed at being conveniently used and stored in compact spaces. However, these pieces of equipment may feature hinges that can snag fingers when folded. Treadmills, stair climbers and stationary bikes might also feature faulty wiring, exposed moving parts or defective handle bars and gliding seats that can cause injuries.

Contact Us Today

At Munley, Munley & Cartwright, our goal is to provide exceptional legal services to our clients. We strive to achieve the highest standard of excellence for the protection of individual rights through team work and the use of our considerable resources and experience. For a free consultation regarding your defective household appliance or recreational product claim, contact us today online for a free consultation or call us toll free at 877-421-9173.