On November 7, 2019, Skylight issued a recall for the Series I power adapters for Skylight digital photo frames – these are the power adapters that come with their digital frames. According to the recall (number 20-707), the casing of the power adapter can break when plugged into an electrical outlet, resulting in its metal prongs being exposed. This poses the risk of electrical shock.
According to the recall issued by the company, approximately 65,000 units have been affected. The power adapters are black with a circular indentation on one side. The defective products are associated with UPC code 679113611535.
The defective power adapters were sold with digital photo frames available online via skylightframe.com and amazon.com and in-store at Von Maur stores around the country. The frames and the defective power adapters were sold from April 20108 through March 2019 for approximately $160.
So far, there have been at least eight reports of the power adapters breaking resulting in exposed metal prongs. There has also been at least one report of a consumer suffering electric shock.
The company is urging all consumers to stop using the power adapters included in the recall and contact them for more information surrounding proper disposal and replacement of the power adapter. The company is directly contacting all known consumers.
However, it is possible that many other people have suffered harm associated with the defective power adapter. If you suffered any sort of harm due to the defective power adapter sold with the Skylight digital frames, it is important that you seek legal assistance before even considering the possibility of following the suggestions set out in the recall. Depending on the harm that you suffered, you might have grounds to pursue a claim.
Specifically, you might have grounds to pursue a product liability claim. If you would like to learn more about the possibility of filing a product liability claim for the harm that you suffered associated with a defective product, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our law firm at your earliest convenience.
At Normandie Law Firm, our product liability lawyers have many years of experience handling claims and ensuring that all affected parties have access to the representation necessary to reach a successful claim outcome. Our lawyers are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with all the information that you need to pursue your claim and recover the compensation that you deserve. If you would like to learn more about your right to sue and recover monetary compensation for the harm that you suffered, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience – we are here to help fight for your right to sue Skylight for the harm that you suffered.
The Risk of Electrical Shock
As explained in the recall, the defective power adapter can increase the risk of electrical shock. Electric shock is most often associated with electrical burns; however, electrical shock could result in many other issues. For example, electrical shock could result in broken bones, abdominal pain, chest pain, and difficulty breathing/shortness of breath. Electric shock could also result in confusion, numbness/tingling, issues with senses (vision, hearing, and speech), and unconsciousness. In the most severe cases, electrical shock could result in seizures, spinal cord injuries, and paralysis.
Regardless of the specific harm that you or a member of your family suffered, you should explore the possibility of taking action against the company that negligently made the defective power adapters available – Skylight should be held accountable.
Product Liability and the Right to Sue
All companies have a duty of care towards their consumers. When they breach their duty of care towards their consumers, they create a risk of harm – which can then directly cause an incident and contribute to the harm suffered by innocent consumers. When a breach of duty directly results in harm, the companies that breached their duty of care towards consumes could be found liable for all harm suffered. This is called product liability.
Based on product liability, companies can be liable for the harm that their consumers suffer because of the defective products negligently made available to them. Companies have a duty to ensure that their products are safe to be used by their consumers. By failing to identify and address hazards present in their products, companies are breaching their duty of care and putting consumers at risk of injury. When harm occurs, companies can be liable.
What does this mean? Does this mean that I could pursue a claim? If a company is at-fault for an incident based on product liability, affected consumers have the right to sue. For more information about your right to sue based on product liability, do not hesitate to contact our law firm today.
What Should You Do?
If you or a member of your family suffered any type of harm because of a defective product, there are a number of things that you could do to ensure that you preserve your right to take legal action. Consider the following recommendations:
- Take photos of the injuries caused by the defective product
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible
- Take photos of the defective product
- Stop using the defective product
- Keep the defective product in a safe place
- Do not tamper with or try to repair the defective product
- Contact the company to report the defective product and the harm suffered
- Never agree to a refund
- Never agree to a free replacement
- Never agree to a free repair
- Never agree to return the defective product
- Gather witness information
- Gather all medical records
- Gather all purchase records
- Seek legal assistance immediately
When you follow the recommendations above, you are actually gathering all the tools necessary to file a claim against the company that negligently made a defective product available to you and contributed to your injuries. For more information about the specific actions that you should take, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
Could You Recover Compensation?
If you or a member of your family suffered any type of harm because of a defective product, you might have grounds to recover monetary compensation if your claim reaches a successful outcome. What kind of compensation could you be eligible to receive if you reach a successful outcome? The type and amount of compensation that you are eligible to recover will always depend on the details specific to your claim.
For example, the compensation that you could recover could include some of the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost income
- Pain and suffering
- Property damage
- Funeral and burial damages
- Loss of consortium
- Punitive damages
If you are interested in learning more about the specific type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive, contact our firm today. Our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the compensation that you deserve. Whether our lawyers must aggressively negotiate for a settlement or take your claim to trial, you can be certain that our experts will not rest until you recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim.
What Deadline Applies to Your Claim?
If you are interested in pursuing a claim after suffering any sort of harm related to a defective product, it is essential that you have a thorough understanding of the statute of limitations that applies to your claim. All claims are subject to statutes of limitations. A statute of limitations determines the specific length of time that claimants have to file their claims; if claimants fail to file within the appropriate length of time (as established by the statute of limitations), they will lose their right to sue – and their right to receive any form of compensation.
What deadline applies to your claim? In California, product liability claims arising from the harm caused by defective products are subject to two-year deadlines. This means that claimants will only have two years to file their claims. However, certain exceptions could apply resulting in deadlines being paused or extended, for example. Because failing to have a thorough understanding of applicable deadlines could result in losing the right to sue, it is always necessary to discuss potential deadlines with an experienced attorney.
Contact Our Law Firm Today
If you were harmed by a defective product, such as the defective power adapter made available by Skylight, you should explore the possibility of filing a claim and fighting for the right to recover compensation. If you are in need of legal assistance, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience.
The experts at Normandie Law Firm have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims and guiding affected parties in the pursuit of their claims. Our lawyers have successfully handled countless product liability claims and recovered millions for injured victims and their families. If you would like to discuss your claim with our knowledgeable defective product attorneys, do not hesitate to contact our firm immediately.
You could benefit from our free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our experts will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns – doing everything within their reach to ensure that you have the information and guidance necessary to reach the successful outcome that you deserve.
Our firm offers a Zero-Fee guarantee that ensures that our clients will never have to worry about paying any upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. Our firm is also strictly based on contingency; therefore, our clients will only be required to pay after they recover compensation. If they do not win their claims, they will not have to pay us anything.
If you are ready to discuss the possibility of filing a claim with the experts at our firm, do not hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience. The experts at Normandie Law Firm are ready to provide you with the representation necessary to reach a successful claim outcome.
