On December 20, 2019, Hallmark issued a recall for their frosted balsam jar candles. According to the recall, number 20-047), when the candle is lit, the glass candle jar can break; this poses a fire risk as well as a laceration risk. Approximately 4,500 units of the defective product have been affected by the recall.
The recall specifically involves Hallmark’s balsam soy blend jar candles. The scented balsam soy blend jar candles are green; they also have three wicks. The glass jar containing the candle measures approximately 5 inches high and 4.5 inches in diameter. The glass jar has a metal top. On the front of the jar, Hallmark, frosted balsam, and a photo of a snowy pinecone all appear. On the white label on the bottom of the candle jar, the date code (9211D), the SKU code (XKT1747), and the UPC code (763795556991) can be found.
The recalled candles were sold at Norman’s Hallmark stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania from September 2019 to December 2019 – each candle was sold for approximately $28. According to the recall, there have been at least 6 reports of the glass jars suddenly breaking and causing fire damage to items that were nearby; no injuries have been reported so far.
The company is urging consumers to immediately stop using the candles included in the recall and return them to the store in which they purchased them for both a full refund of the purchase and a $10 gift card.
If you or a member of your family suffered damages because of the defective product, however, you should never consider following the recommendations of the company. Whether there were physical injuries or property damage associated with the defective, you might have grounds to pursue a claim against Hallmark for the harm that you and your family suffered.
Specifically, you might have grounds to pursue a claim on the basis of product liability, given that the negligence of the company contributed to the harm suffered. If you would like to learn more about your right to file a defective product claim on the basis of product liability, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experienced defective product attorneys at Normandie Law Firm at your earliest convenience.
At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims, including claims arising from defective products. At our firm, we believe in fighting for the rights of all consumers affected by defective products. We are dedicated to representing victimized consumers and holding negligent companies accountable for their actions. If you would like our product liability lawyers to evaluate your claim and guide you during the legal process, do not hesitate to contact our firm immediately. Our lawyers are ready to fight for your right to sue Hallmark for the harm that you suffered.
Understanding the Danger Present in the Recalled Product
According to the recall, the glass jar can break when the candle is lit, posing a laceration risk as well as a risk of property damage. But, why are the candle jars breaking? The jars could be breaking for a number of reasons. For example, the glass jars could have simply been not suited to handle heat. Likewise, the candle wick might have not been centered properly, allowing heat to concentrate on one side of the jar and causing it to break. Additionally, it is possible that the flame gets too close to the bottom of the jar which also results in concentrated heat and the risk of breaking.
Without a doubt, candle jars that break can pose a laceration risk. Without the containment of the jar, the candle’s flame could lead to the damage of surrounding property. Curtains, table covers, and other flammable pieces of personal property that are commonly found in homes can catch fire and cause flames to spread throughout the home – possibly leading to extensive burn damage. If the fire is not controlled quickly, smoke inhalation and burn injuries could be even more likely to occur.
Regardless of how you and your family were harmed because of a defective product, such as the defective candles recalled by Hallmark, it is important that you understand that you might have grounds to pursue a claim. If the harm that you and your family suffered could be associated with a defective product, you might have grounds to sue.
Understanding Defective Products and Product Liability
What happens when consumers are harmed by defective products? Depending on the details surrounding the incident and the harm suffered, affected consumers might have grounds to pursue a product liability claim. What is product liability? Based on product liability, companies owe their consumers a specific duty of care – a duty to ensure that all their products are completely safe for consumers to use. To ensure that products are safe for consumers to use, companies must inspect their products are subject their products to appropriate safety tests; this allows companies to identify and address any potential hazards before consumers are put at risk and harmed.
When companies fail to ensure that their products are safe for consumers, they are breaching their duty of care (and releasing defective products to consumers). The breach of duty can cause an incident (such as the glass candle jar breaking) and can put consumers at risk of harm (lacerations, burns, property damage, etc.). When a breached duty of care directly leads to harm, the company could be held liable. Why could companies be held liable? The answer is simple – if they had effectively exercised their duty of care towards consumers, their consumers wouldn’t have suffered any sort of harm.
What does this mean? If companies negligently make defective products available to their consumers, they could be liable for all harm suffered – meaning that they could be sued. Victimized consumers and their families could sue companies, such as Hallmark, for the harm that they caused their consumers.
If you would like to learn more about product liability and your right to pursue a claim after you or a member of your family were harmed by a defective product, do not hesitate to contact our law firm at your earliest convenience.
What Should You Do?
All parties who have been affected by defective products should do the following:
- Immediately stop using the defective product
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible
- Take photos of the damages caused by the defective product
- Take photos of the defective product
- Keep the defective product in a safe place; do not tamper with it in any way
- Contact the company to report the defect and harm suffered
- Do not agree to return the defective product
- Do not agree to a free repair
- Do not agree to a free replacement
- Do not agree to a refund
- Seek legal assistance immediately
When you follow the different points above, you are essentially preparing to pursue your claim. When preparing to file your claim, you must remember one thing – the defective product is the most important part of your claim. If you would like to learn more about what you should do after you or a member of your family suffered harm because of the Hallmark candles or any other defective products, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the product liability experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.
You Could Be Compensated
If you and your family were harmed by a defective product, you might be eligible to receive monetary compensation for the harm that you suffered. How much compensation could you receive? What type of compensation could you be eligible to recover? Depending on the specific details surrounding your claim, you could be eligible to recover compensation for at least some of the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Pain and suffering
- Property damage
- Loss of consortium
- Funeral and burial costs
- Punitive damages
To learn more about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to recover if your claim reaches a successful outcome, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience. Our lawyers are ready to evaluate your claim and help you gain a thorough understanding of the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive. Our product liability lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the highest amount of compensation available for your claim.
Contact Normandie Law Firm Today
If you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with a defective product, you must seek legal assistance as soon as possible with the product liability experts at our firm. The lawyers at Normandie Law Firm have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims and representing the best interests of consumers. Our lawyers believe in holding liable companies accountable for the harm that they cause innocent consumers. If you would like our experts to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to take legal action against Hallmark, do not hesitate to contact our firm today.
At Normandie Law Firm, we believe that all consumers should have access to the legal representation necessary to pursue a product liability claim. Because of that, we offer free legal services, which include free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns – doing everything to provide claimants with the information that they need to begin or continue their claims. If you would like to benefit from our free legal services, do not hesitate to contact our law firm immediately.
Our free legal services are available as part of our Zero-Fee guarantee – a guarantee that our clients will never be required to pay any upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. Our law firm is also strictly based on contingency; therefore, our clients will not be required to pay anything until after reaching a successful claim outcome. This means that you will not pay anything unless you win.
If you are ready to discuss your claim with the product liability experts at our firm, do not hesitate to contact our firm at your earliest convenience. Our defective product attorneys are ready to represent you and help you take legal action against Hallmark.
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