If you’re the owner of a manufacturing company, you are what you produce. What that means is that in every phase of your business’s operation, the quality of your products should be your top priority and main concern. Your products are what define your company, and your company’s reputation depends on the quality of your products.
But, like any business, there are no guarantees that you are always going to be able to deliver exactly what you’ve promised.
Just as a lawyer can forget to submit an important document and get hit with a legal malpractice claim as a result, your products might not always leave your manufacturing plant in perfect condition or working as they should.
And if a product your company has produced has a defect or malfunctions in a way that leads to third-party bodily injury or property damage, you can expect to be held liable.
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