We buy products to make our lives easier or more enjoyable. But when a product is defective, it can cause serious hardship. You have the right to hold manufacturers responsible for their unsafe products by demanding compensation if you’ve been hurt in Brunswick, GA. Still, the fight for justice will not be easy.
A Brunswick product liability lawyer from Mayfield Law, LLC is ready to take on this fight for you, and we fight to win. Contact our law office at (912) 457-8557 to schedule a free consultation today.
How Our Brunswick Product Liability Lawyers Can Help Injured Consumers
Most companies have protection from high-powered attorneys and insurance companies. These representatives have one goal: to protect the big companies. They will work hard to have your claim dismissed or to minimize compensation payouts.
The team at Mayfield Law, LLC will put the full strength of our experience, legal skill, and energy into bringing about a successful case outcome after you experience an accident in Brunswick, GA. We are not intimidated by companies, no matter how big or powerful they may be. You can count on your Brunswick personal injury attorney to:
- Carry out an exhaustive investigation into your claim
- Pursue every source of available evidence to support your claim
- Gather valuable input from product specialists or other experts
- Value your losses and calculate a fair compensation demand
- File your claim with the court
- Negotiate with the product manufacturer’s representatives for a fair settlement.
- Fight for you in court if the other side refuses to offer a just amount.
Throughout your case, we will answer your questions, keep you updated, and provide trustworthy guidance to help you make case-related decisions.
Product Liability Explained
Companies have the legal responsibility to produce safe products, as established in Georgia Code 51-1-11. When they fail to meet this obligation and their products injure consumers, the victim has the right to hold the company liable.
Product liability cases fall into three main categories:
- Design Defects: A design defect is a problem with the conception of the product. The product is simply unsafe because of its design. A car’s poor design may cause it to flip when making sharp turns, or a chest of drawers may be structurally unstable and tip over.
- Manufacturing Defects: A manufacturing defect is a problem with how the product was made. The design is safe, but an error occurs during the manufacturing process. Medications could be contaminated during packaging, or a car’s airbag may not include the apparatus needed to deploy.
- Marketing Defects: Marketing defects are “fail to warn” defects. Manufacturers must inform consumers of hazards related to product use and provide instructions for safe use. Prescription or over-the-counter drugs must come with information about side effects or potentially dangerous interactions with other drugs.
For these product liability cases, the product’s manufacturer is the culpable party, not the seller.
Breach of Warranty Cases
You may also file a product liability case on the basis of “breach of warranty.” The Federal Trade Commission Law governs information product warranties and must include a company’s responsibility in honoring that warranty.
Warranties can be “express” or “implied.” When a company breaches–or fails to uphold–either type of warranty, it can be held liable for resulting harm to the consumer. Depending on the circumstances, manufacturers or sellers may be culpable in breach of warranty cases.
Product Liability Cases We Handle
Product liability cases involve all kinds of products and various injuries. Examples include:
- Children’s toys which can cause choking episodes or other injury
- Household appliances that can cause burns or other injury
- Construction equipment or other heavy machinery which can cause lacerations, amputations, or electrocutions
- Medications that can lead to poisoning
- Household chemicals that can cause eye or respiratory damage or poisoning
- Vehicles leading to crash injuries
- Furniture that can cause crush injuries
- Medical devices that can cause electric shock or release of metal or other materials into the patient’s body
Whatever damage an unsafe product caused you, you deserve justice. And we will fight to get it for you.
How to Secure a Successful Outcome for a Product Liability Claim
Manufacturers are subject to strict liability laws. This means you do not have to prove they were negligent in producing the product, just that the product itself was problematic. Specifically, your attorney will work to prove:
- The manufacturer bears responsibility for designing, manufacturing, and marketing the product
- Because of a defect in its design, manufacture, or marketing materials, the product was unsafe
- The defect was the direct cause of your injury
- You sustained quantifiable losses because of the injury
Your attorney will also present evidence to show you used the product appropriately and according to the manufacturer’s intent.
Damages Available to Injured Consumers
Your lawyer will fight to recover economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages recover your financial losses, such as:
- Medical costs
- Income loss
- Out-of-pocket expenses
Non-economic damages account for losses like:
- Emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Loss of enjoyment
You can trust your product liability lawyer in Brunswick to assess your losses with precision and demand full compensation. Every case is different, so we cannot offer an average amount you can expect, but we can promise to fight for the maximum.
Contact Mayfield Law, LLC, to Schedule a Free Consultation with a Brunswick Product Liability Lawyer
Mayfield Law, LLC is ready to get to work for you if you’ve been injured in Brunswick, GA. We offer free case consultations with a Brunswick product liability lawyer and accept no payments until we have delivered you a settlement or trial verdict. You can depend on us for compassionate support and aggressive advocacy from the beginning of your case to its resolution.
