Injured by a Defective Product - Now What?

If you have bought a product only to find out that it is defective, you are most likely a victim of defective product fraud. If you have been injured by this defective product, there are certain things you need to do and not do following your injury. Reading and following these tips might help protect your rights and your legal case.

• Save the product's packaging. If possible, keep the product's box, brand name, serial number, model number, and anything you have about the product. If there was an advertisement that promised a certain thing but was not delivered, save that too.

• Keep the defective product. If the product was defective, keep it or whatever is left of it to be used as evidence in your case.

• Get witnesses' information. If there were any witnesses to your injury from the defective product, write down their names and contact information.

• Keep silent. Do not discuss the case with anyone else, not under any circumstances. Beware: the manufacturer may have a representative contact you, or they might hire a private investigator to take your statement.

• Speak to a lawyer. When a defective product injures you, you can fight back. Talk with an experienced consumer fraud attorney to find out your options.

When a defective product is designed poorly or is faulty and the product injures you, other consumers in Iowa and around the country might have experienced the same problem with that product. There might already be a consumer class action lawsuit for this injury or wrongdoing. To find out if a class action suit may be possible, call Brady & O'Shea at (319) 866-9277 and speak with a knowledgeable Iowa class action attorney today.