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Lobbyists often play an important role in protecting consumers from the kinds of faulty, defective and inherently harmful products that can harm the general public and, ultimately, lead to solicitors representing product liability actions.
Time and again, lobbyist groups precede government and courts in recognising the harmful effects of certain products. There are numerous examples of this:
Asbestos
Throughout the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, despite asbestos still remaining part of many consumer products, such as shoes, ironing boards, vehicle brake pads and household insulation materials, the risks of the substance were apparent.
Environmental and consumer groups both exerted important pressure on governments and the asbestos lobby to ensure that the dangers of the substance were recognised. Without this pressure it is possible that even today there would be no ban on the widespread use of asbestos.
Tobacco
Tobacco is another example of a product that, despite obvious and well-documented risks, continued to be sold without any health warning to consumers.
Indeed, many people will be familiar with the cigarette advertising campaigns of old that far from warning of the risks of tobacco actually proclaimed its health benefits.
Without the work of lobbyists and health groups, the graphic tobacco product warnings of today may never have come to pass.
Harmful pharmaceuticals
There are many examples of drugs that have caused harm to consumers. Often, owing to the resistance of pharmaceutical companies in recognising this harm, it takes the persistent lobbying of consumer groups to ensure that action is taken.
Thalidomide is perhaps the most infamous example of a harmful drug. However, in recent years there have been a variety of product liability scandals, including ones involving anti-depressants and anti-acne drugs; invariably lobbyists play an important role in ensuring governments and health bodies recognise this risk.
Leading solicitors, product liability claims
YouClaim's specialist personal injury solicitors represent product liability compensation claims on a completely risk-free basis.
This means that, win or lose, making a claim with us will always be without charge; no costs, no fees, no disbursements, no ifs, no buts.
Whether you are claiming for an injury that is caused by defective design, a manufacturing defect, inadequate instruction or some other fault, if you believe that the product's manufacturer or seller may be to blame for your injury, we can help you determine whether it might be in your interest to pursue a claim with us.
We have an excellent success rate, an outstanding reputation for legal professionalism and excellence and a panel of leading solicitors, all of whom are governed by the strictures of the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
To find out more about how we can help you, echat, complete an online claim for or call us, on 0800 10 757 95.
