Wal-Mart has issued a defective product recall for about 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players because of a potential fire hazard, according to a CNN news report. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Wal-Mart issued the recall after the retailer received 12 complaints of the DVD players overheating. In five of those cases, the overheating started a fire resulting in damaged property. No injuries have been reported as yet. The DVD players, imported from China, were sold at Wal-Mart stores from January 2006 through July 2009 for $29. The recalled DVD players come with a remote control and are silver with a U-shaped opening at the top to insert the DVD. Consumers are asked to stop using these defective products right away and return them to Wal-Mart for a full refund.

I’m glad that Wal-Mart has recalled these dangerous and defective products that apparently cause fires. It’s indeed fortunate that no one has been injured so far due to these product defects.

California Products Liability Attorneys

As products liability attorneys, we have represented numerous clients over the years with regard to defective products. At Bisnar | Chase, we have represented those who have suffered serious injuries or family members who have lost loved ones as a result of product defects. In many of these cases, what I have observed is that these lives could have been saved, had the product manufacturer issued a timely recall. Often, the product manufacturers did not even admit that their products were defective.

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of these defective products or any other product defect, please contact a reputed California personal injury lawyer, who has the experience and matching success in handling product defect cases. Please remember that in any products liability case, the most important piece of evidence is the defective product itself. So please make sure and preserve the defective product in question so it can be carefully and thoroughly examined by experts for evidence of product defects or malfunction.

Compensation for personal injury

If you were injured as a result of a defective product, you may be able to seek compensation to cover medical expenses, loss of wages, pain and suffering and even for long-term care. If you have lost a loved one as a result of a defective product, you may be able to file a wrongful death claim against the maker of the faulty product.