Responding to Recalls

We expect the products we buy to be manufactured well and safe to use. This, of course, is not always the case. When a product is found to be defective or a serious safety hazard, the manufacturer will usually issue a recall. In the event of a recall, your defective product will likely be repaired or replaced.

Unfortunately, not all recalls reach us in time, and not all dangerous products have recalls issued for them. If you have been injured by such a product, contact the Bronx personal injury lawyers of Parker Waichman Alonso, LLP at 1-888-244-2273 to learn more about your legal rights.

What Gets Recalled?

Essentially anything you buy can be recalled. This ranges from food to automobiles. In recent years, there have been recalls of everything from spinach and peanut butter to videogame controllers and computers. While recalls are not always issued for safety reasons, many recalls do involve potentially hazardous products.

If you do receive a recall warning, either through the mail, by telephone, or by seeing a report on the news, it is important to act on it quickly. The longer you put off responding to a recall, the more you increase the chance of you or your loved one being injured by the defective product.

Most manufacturers will fix or replace your defective product free of charge. You are responsible for getting the process initiated though, whether that is through sending your product to your manufacturer in the mail or taking your product to a nearby service center.

Contact Us

While most dangerous products get recalled, some do not, and this may cause you or your loved one a serious injury. If this has happened to you, the Bronx product defect attorneys of Parker Waichman Alonso, LLP may be able to help you. Contact us at 1-888-244-2273 for more information about filing a personal injury lawsuit.