Types of Defects

Types of Defects

Learn about the types of product defects that may give rise to products liability, including manufacturing defects, design defects, and warning or informational defects.

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Welcome to Types of Defects! In order for a plaintiff to recover against a defendant under any theory of products liability, the plaintiff must prove that the product had a defect. There are three basic types of defects: manufacturing defects, design defects, and informational defects. We’ll cover all three in this video.

I.               Manufacturing defects

Let’s start with manufacturing defects. In order to establish a...