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If goods you have bought cause you harm, it is likely that you could make a product liability claim to recover damages for any hardship, pain or suffering you may have incurred.
However, there may well be question as to whom you should bring the claim against – the seller of the goods or the product manufacturer. Your product liability solicitor will advise with certainty, but a case that came to light in September 2009 highlighted the ambiguity of such a claim.
Golf club product liability
A 39-year-old Australian golfer had an unfortunate accident when an almost-new club snapped in two as he performed his backswing during play at a club in Queensland.
The top brand pitching wedge broke at the handle and, as it flew apart, it sliced through his tendon at the base of a finger on his right hand. This injury consequently required two reparative operations. The man was also hit on the head by the detached part of the club.
The keen golfer could not return to work for several months and lost a certain amount of feeling and function in the affected digit. After the personal injury accident the victim found simple tasks like writing, typing and cooking very difficult and the loss of feeling in the finger meant he was susceptible to further injury as he could no longer feel if the finger was being subjected to pain, such as whilst using a frying pan or other hot implement.
After the accident he could no longer play golf as his ability to grip a club had been severely impaired.
The product liability lawyers instructed by the man issued a lawsuit against the retailer of the product, a national firm specialising in golfing products, suggesting that it was their duty to ensure the products they sold were "of the highest standard and not a safety risk".
However, a spokesperson for the retailing chain insisted that products they chose to sell underwent a "lengthy process" to ensure they were top quality, and he stated categorically that they were not responsible for the manufacture of the club.
Making a product liability claim with the experts at YouClaim
When a consumer is injured as a result of faulty or dangerous goods they have certain rights to compensation.
If you have suffered personal injury or illness as a result of a badly made or designed product the product liability solicitors at YouClaim will be able to quickly advise on the best course of action to reach a satisfactory conclusion of your claim.
All solicitors on the YouClaim panel work to the strict standards of professionalism as prescribed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and your case will be dealt with the utmost proficiency and care.
Our comprehensive no win, no fee service ensures that claimants are protected from all costs and fees associated with the case, even those of their opponent, and whether the claim is won or lost they will never have to pay a penny.
What's more, in the event of a successful claim, YouClaim claimants always receive 100 per cent compensation – guaranteed.
You can speak to one of our advisors by calling 0800 10 757 95 or we can always call you back at a time to suit you.
Alternatively, you can fill in our online claim form giving us brief details of your faulty goods and we will call you back to discuss going ahead with a product liability claim for compensation.
