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INorth Carolina Products Liability Lawyer
Products liability is a special focus of practice at the Law Office of Michael W. Patrick. Mr. Patrick has had an active practice in this area for more than 30 years. For more detailed discussion of the law in this practice area please see our special focus on the products liability page.Central North Carolina Products Liability Attorney
You’re outside the store at midnight to buy a hot new product. After hours of waiting, you’re the first in line at the checkout counter with the shiny package in your hand. It’s safe to assume the thing you’re buying will work properly when you take it out of the box and turn it on, right?Wrong.
Every product has a backstory. First, an idea person dreamed it up and presented it to a group of decision-makers. Then, designers drew up blueprints and obtained production cost estimates. A prototype was created, tested, evaluated, and re-created several times before the manufacturer cheaply replicated countless copies of the final product, boxed it in cleverly-designed boxes, and rushed it to stores for nationwide sale at a healthy markup.
Since most electronics companies, pharmaceutical companies, toy companies, automobile companies, and food manufacturers are forced to create and manufacture products that are quick and cheap to replicate and market to consumers at a profit, some designers and manufacturers have to cut corners. Some opt for a product that can be produced more cheaply than its safe counterpart. Some spend a mere six months testing a product that becomes highly toxic or dangerous after seven months of use.
Manufacturers have a responsibility to deliver products that are safe when consumers use them according to package instructions. Almost every week, however, national newscasts feature stories of recalled cars, foods with salmonella contamination, recalled toys, recalled hip replacement implants, and so forth.
If you are hurt by one of these products, the Law Office of Michael W. Patrick may be able to help you collect compensation for your injuries. For more than 25 years, attorney Michael W. Patrick has helped people with products liability cases in North Carolina.
Working to Protect Your Rights
In each case, it is important that you keep the defective product, document your injuries with photographs and doctor's reports, and to record the names of witnesses.
We will ask the right questions, work with engineers to examine the product to determine the defect, and thoroughly investigate your case. Whether the defective product is a recreational vehicle or a complex medical device, we will work to help you collect compensation.
Dangerous and Defective Products
Our firm has handled numerous claims involving:
Defective medical devices, including hip implants and medications
Chemicals with insufficient warning labels
Defective welds on a trailer
Faulty seals on gas tanks
Defective wiring in appliances
Defective seat belts, tires, and air bags in a car
Defective products can cause serious injury that may be disabling or deadly, such as burns, disfigurement, or loss of limb.
If you were injured by a defective product, you may be able to recover compensation from the product’s manufacturer, distributor, or retailer. If your loved one was killed by a defective product or defective machinery, we can help you pursue a wrongful death claim.
Contact Our Chapel Hill Products Liability Lawyer
Our North Carolina law firm offers a free initial consultation in every personal injury case. For assistance, please contact the Law Office of Michael W. Patrick toll-free at (888) 391-5137 or you may fill out the intake form on our Contact Us page.