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How Product Defects Create Long-Term Medical and Financial Damage

If you suffer serious injuries as a result of a faulty consumer good, you may be looking at ongoing healthcare needs as well as lost income, which can extend to lost earning potential. This is in addition to non-economic damages, which include the physical pain and emotional upheaval you experience. All told, your damages can be immense, and our experienced Greenwood injury attorneys at Nicholson, Meredith & Anderson are standing by to help.

South Carolina Employs Strict Liability for Defective Product Claims

Personal injury claims are generally based on negligence in the State of South Carolina and throughout the nation. When it comes to claims that are based on faulty products, however, strict liability applies. These claims are called product liability claims, and claimants can hold manufacturers responsible for the losses their faulty products cause without needing to prove their negligence.

Product liability claims can be based on faulty design, manufacturing defects, or inadequate instructions or warnings. Common examples of defective product claims in Greenfield include all the following:

• Defective car parts, such as seat belts, airbags, and tires
• Faulty medical devices, such as pacemakers that malfunction
• Prescription drugs that are rendered dangerous during manufacture or that lack adequate safety warnings
• Children’s toys that represent a choking hazard
• Defective power tools

Your Financial Damages

You can seek compensation for the economic damages you experience because of a faulty product in a product liability claim. These losses address damages that have a specific price attached, which generally break down into the following basic categories:

• Property damage, such as if a faulty tire blows, and your vehicle is damaged as a result
• Medical expenses that may need to address ongoing and future healthcare needs
• Lost wages and losses that relate to your overall earning power and career

These losses tend to add up quickly, and they can prove overwhelming. Your seasoned product defect lawyer will leave no stone unturned in their skilled efforts to ensure that all your economic damages are carefully accounted for. 

Your Non-economic Damages

It’s also important to take your emotional losses, which are considered non-economic damages, into account. Ultimately, the pain and suffering you endure as a result of an accident can amplify your financial losses and should not be downplayed.

This category of loss is often calculated by multiplying the total economic damages by a number that generally ranges from 1 to 1.5. Factors like the severity and permanence of the injuries you’ve suffered, as well as how the injuries have affected your daily life, help determine the multiplier that’s used.

Our Experienced Greenwood Product Defect Lawyers Are on Your Side

Our Greenwood product defect attorneys at Nicholson, Meredith & Anderson are well prepared to bring our extensive experience and legal skill in our commitment to resolving your claim favorably. We care about you and your claim, so please don’t wait to reach out for more information by contacting us online or giving our firm a call at 864-229-7241 today.