Injured by a Defective Product in Charleston? Personal Injury Lawyer Lindsay Blanks can Help You Recover Medical Costs and Much More

If you’ve been injured by a product and live around Charleston, personal injury lawyer Lindsay Blanks may be able to help you recover medical expenses for your injury and get you compensation for the pain, loss of income and other damages you suffered because of the injury. Serious injuries and permanent disabilities can cause hardship, suffering and misfortune for years and possibly for the rest of your life. You have the right to hold companies responsible for the damage their products cause.

If you need legal advice concerning injury from a defective or dangerous product the South Carolina law firm of E. Lindsay Blanks PA has experience handling injury cases against even international corporations and can advise you appropriately.

Defective Products Explained by Charleston personal injury lawyer

In the United States, manufacturers are required to make their products safe to use as designed and advertised. If they fail in this regard, companies can be held liable for the damage caused by their product. This is true of every product from a motor vehicle to children’s toys.

If a product has a defect that causes any kind of bodily harm to a person, it is considered a defective product. There are three principle defects that can render a product defective:

Design defect
Threats posed by flawed designs or faulty specifications range from products breaking and causing injury to death caused by malfunction. Products must be designed to function safely as advertised or described, and adhere to standard safety protocols. A flawed design affects every unit that rolls off the manufacturing line.

Manufacturing defect
Manufacturing defects occur when products are not produced to design specification. Use of materials other than those specified for the product or components that are manufactured or assembled incorrectly are examples of manufacturing defects. Manufacturing defects can affect individual units or an entire batch of product.

Inadequate Warnings
Packaging and instructions for all products must warn users against potential hazards or risks, including foreseeable potential for misuse of a product. Failure to warn against these risks can lead to injury and constitute a defective product.

Charleston personal injury lawyer Lindsay Blanks can help you apply these factors to the specifics of your product injury case.

Charleston personal injury lawyer Explains when Companies are Not Liable for Their Products

Assuming that appropriate warnings were in place, manufacturers are not liable for the damage caused by their products when used incorrectly or inappropriately. For example, if a person props up a radio in the shower so he can listen to the traffic report while showering and receives an electric shock or is electrocuted, they would have difficulty recovering damages from the manufacturer because most electric appliances, like radios, warn against using the product near water and most consumers know that mixing electricity with water is dangerous.

If a person is injured through incorrect or unsafe use of a product on the job, there is a possibility for a Worker’s Compensation or premises liability case due to an employer’s duty to keep employees safe. You can read more about these cases in the Workers’ Compensation and Premises Liability sections. Your Charleston personal injury lawyer can help you decide which kind of case is most appropriate for your circumstances if you need legal advice.

Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer will Talk about Your Case with You for Free

If you’ve been injured by a defective product, you need legal advice you can trust. At E. Lindsay Blanks PA, you can talk about your product injury case with Lindsay Blanks and his South Carolina law firm for free. Mr. Blanks has experience winning cases against large corporations and the law firms that protect them. But he and his staff are also personal and friendly; they understand what you’re going through. There’s no cost or obligation for your initial consultation. Schedule a free consultation with Charleston personal injury lawyer Lindsay Blanks on our Free Consults page.
Or Call E. Lindsay Blanks PA today at 843-863-1800.

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Personal Injury
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Defective Medical Products