Product liability law and MP3 players

MP3 players are becoming so popular in the UK that soon they may, like the mobile telephone, seem ubiquitous. Everywhere we look, from the bus and the train, to the office and the gym, it is hard to avoid the sight of people locked into their own personal soundscapes. Yet, as is so often the case with emerging and continually updated technologies, problems with faults and defects are relatively common, and product liability law exists to help protect consumers from some of these.

Just as with laptops and mobile telephones many of the most commonly reported MP3 faults and defects are battery-related.

These battery-related defects have led to a number of product recalls in the past, and now it seems that the MP3 industry leader, Apple, is also facing some difficulties.

This follows some cases in Japan where Apple iPOD players reportedly overheated, causing minor fires in the process. Two recorded incidents, one in which a newspaper was set alight, and another in which a straw hat was engulfed in flames, involved Apple iPOD Nanos.

Although there is yet to be a full investigation into the incidents and Apple have so far refrained from recalling any of its products, a spokesperson for Japan's trade ministry commented that "it would be appropriate for Apple to take some measures to raise the public's awareness."

In fact, it is not the first time that the company has faced allegations of battery-related problems. In 2006 1.8 million laptop batteries had to recalled after it emerged that they could be a significant fire hazard.

Such recalls are of course not isolated to the Apple company, and with consumers becoming increasingly reliant on battery-powered portable devices, most experts agree that this area of product liability law will see many developments over the next decade.

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The manufacturers of all products on the UK market have a duty to ensure that they are safe to use. In cases where a fault or defect causes injury, consumers are entitled to claim personal injury compensation.

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