When a product causes you harm, you shouldn’t just seek medical care and move forward with your life. You should demand accountability from the parties who have harmed you and a fair financial recovery so you don’t pay out of pocket for medical costs, lost income, and other damages.
Our firm’s Fayetteville product liability attorney will build a case detailing your damages and demand fair payment from liable parties.
Our attorneys have an uncommon degree of experience and financial results that speak for themselves. Be confident in hiring Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyers to lead your case. Call us today for your free, no-obligation consultation.
Table of Contents
- Do I Need a Product Liability Attorney in Fayetteville?
- There’s a Clear Choice for Your Fayetteville Product Liability Attorney: Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyerss
- The Three Most Common Types of Product Defects (That May Prompt Your Lawsuit)
- How Your Fayetteville Product Liability Attorney Can Prove Negligence
- Our Team Serving Fayetteville Will Build a Comprehensive Case for You
- Damages We Will Include in Your Fayetteville Product Liability Case
Do I Need a Product Liability Attorney in Fayetteville?
Always hire a lawyer if you think you have a valid product liability case. Our team is available 24/7, and we encourage you to call us to discuss your case. You don’t need to hire us or pay us a cent.
As a general rule, we represent those who:
- Suffer one or more injuries because of a defective or dangerous product
- Lose a loved one because of a defective or dangerous product
- Become sick due to an unsafe product
Product can refer to virtually any item you might purchase. From herbicides to medications and consumer electronics, any product can cause injuries or illnesses due to manufacturer, assembler, and seller's negligence.
Common Types of Products That Can Harm Consumers in Fayetteville
So you have a clearer idea of the types of product liability cases we handle, consider that product liability lawsuits often relate to:
- Medical devices
- Medications
- Consumer electronics
- Children’s toys
- Safety equipment
- Motor vehicles
- Power tools
- Lawn maintenance equipment
- Consumer chemicals (like cleaners and herbicides)
- Hygienic and grooming products
- Baby food
These are just some of the countless products that can harm consumers and their loved ones. If you or a loved one became sick, suffered an injury, or passed away for reasons you can tie to a dangerous product, it’s time to call our firm.
There’s a Clear Choice for Your Fayetteville Product Liability Attorney: Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyers
Nobody expects or wants to be injured or made sick by a product they (fairly) assumed was safe. Yet, time and again, we find that regulatory bodies, product manufacturers, and other parties endanger consumers.
The Fayetteville product liability attorneys at Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyer provide solutions where recalls and other half-measures fall short.
Allow our accomplished legal team to lead your product liability case because:
- Our former clients swear by us: You can tell the mark of a law firm by how its clients speak of its lawyers and staff. Our firm is proud (but not surprised) that we consistently receive testimonials from former clients thanking us for our diligence, compassion, and results.
- Our lawyers bring more than two centuries’ worth of experience to your product liability case: The lawyers at our firm have more than 220 years of combined experience. A significant number of our lawyers have years (or decades) invested in leading product liability cases. We will assign you a lawyer whose legal background suits them to your case and whose caseload ensures you will receive the attention you deserve.
- Our attorneys have negotiated and won more than $800 million for clients: You would be mistaken not to consider your lawyer’s results. Our record is impeccable and impressive, with more than $800 million in settlements and verdicts recovered for our clients. Considering that we may be facing a formidable opponent in your case, you must know your law firm can secure the results you seek.
- We have spent nearly 40 years winning product liability cases in North Carolina: The name Riddle & Riddle has rung throughout North Carolina for 39 years. From day one, our attorneys have strived to deliver much-needed legal outcomes and elite service to our clients. Our mission remains the same nearly four decades later, and you should expect excellence when you hire your Fayetteville product liability lawyer from our team.
We also offer a fee structure meant to benefit our clients, which will hopefully include you. This contingency fee arrangement requires you to pay us no upfront fee. Our firm will pay for case-related costs—our substantial resources allow us to do so—and your attorney will only get a fee if they succeed in leading your case.
Our Firm’s Case Results Prove Our Lawyers’ Effectiveness
Our case results are worth examining further. It is no accident that our lawyers have recovered more than $800 million since the year 2000—it’s the direct product of hard work, relentless acquisition of legal knowledge, and consistency.
Some of our most notable case results include recoveries of:
- $9.45 million
- $7.85 million
- $5.25 million
- $3.6 million
- $2.9 million
- $2.75 million
- $2.47 million
- $2.25 million
It is just a small sample of our case record, which includes many more significant settlements and jury awards. While most product liability cases lead to a settlement, we don’t predetermine our strategies. Your Fayetteville product liability lawyer will demand all the money you deserve and execute all available legal strategies as they pursue that compensation for you.
Our Lawyers Have Handled Many High-Stakes Product Liability Cases
Our team in Fayetteville is no stranger to severe injuries, illnesses, and wrongful deaths resulting from product manufacturers’ negligence.
We have worked on, or are familiar with, many high-stakes product liability cases, including those involving:
- 3M earplugs
- Talcum powder
- Roundup
- Dangerous baby formula
- Dangerous medications and over-the-counter products, including Zantac
- Defective medical devices, including the Paragard IUD and Philips CPAP devices
Our firm is at the forefront of product liability issues and cases. However you have been harmed by whatever dangerous product harmed you (or your loved one), Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyers is the firm to represent you.
Our case results and reputation for treating clients like family means you should look no further for your Fayetteville product liability lawyer.
The Three Most Common Types of Product Defects (That May Prompt Your Lawsuit)
Having encountered and reported many unsafe products (and fought for compensation on our client’s behalf), our lawyers have seen the failures that lead consumers to suffer injuries and illnesses.
Your attorney will investigate the specific failures that led you to suffer harm. We anticipate that your case will fall into one of the most common product liability failures:
- Design defects: Some products are dangerous from the moment they are designed. These products have inherent defects that make it inevitable for a consumer to be injured or sick. An expert in the dangerous product field can help us prove a design defect.
- Manufacturing defects: A product may be designed safely, but shortcomings during manufacturing or assembly can expose the consumer to danger. Using shoddy materials, failing to correctly assemble the product, or other failures can lead to a product liability lawsuit.
- Warning and labeling defects: Consumers deserve fair and thorough warnings about products they consume or interact with. Manufacturers must typically adhere to necessary warning labels and instructions on the product. Others along the chain of design, assembly, and sale may also have a duty to warn the consumer of potential risks.
Such defects can result from a series of more specific failures. For instance, perhaps a product manufacturer failed to consult qualified experts during the design phase. A failure to adequately test a product can also harm consumers.
Our lawyers are detail-focused counselors who will determine who failed you, how they failed you, and how much compensation they owe you due to their failures.
How Your Fayetteville Product Liability Attorney Can Prove Negligence
Your Fayetteville product liability lawyer from our firm will need to prove how the liable party (or parties) exposed you to danger, ultimately causing an injury, illness, or a loved one’s wrongful death.
We will attempt to prove negligence by:
- Explaining that the liable party owed you a duty of care: Those who have a duty of care (including product manufacturers) must act reasonably, reducing the chances of harm to the consumer. Everyone along the path, from a product’s design to the consumer, has a duty of care.
- Proving the liable party violated its duty of care: There are many ways to violate a duty of care, from designing a flawed product to failing to test the item to knowingly selling a dangerous product. Our team will determine exactly how liable parties violated their duty of care to you.
- Establishing that the duty of care violation caused you to suffer injuries, become sick, or lose a loved one: We will establish a direct link between the liable parties’ breach of duty of care and the harm you have suffered.
- Proving the harm you have suffered because of liable parties’ negligence: Our team will use documentation of your damages to show the cost of liable parties’ breach of duty of care. Once we complete this step, we will have proven negligence and established liable parties’ responsibility to compensate you for your damages.
Say you suffered an injury because an airbag deployed when it should not have. Our team will identify the party responsible for the airbag defect, determine what they did (or didn’t do) to cause it and show proof of your damages.
Our lawyers gain an intimate understanding of clients’ circumstances and damages so we can effectively and irrefutably argue that negligence occurred.
Our Team Serving Fayetteville Will Build a Comprehensive Case for You
Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyers know what it takes to build a winning product liability case. This is why we will handle every step of your insurance claim or lawsuit. Your responsibility will be to prioritize your health, while our team will:
Communicate with Those Who Owe You Compensation
We want you to rest and follow your doctor’s orders. You won’t have to field phone calls from insurance companies, arrange case-related appointments, or communicate with anyone besides your lawyer.
By handling all communications, we will ensure the progress of your case and protect you from those who will like to see it fail.
Find Evidence of Liable Parties’ Negligence
Your Fayetteville product liability lawyer will quickly seek evidence that benefits your case (including that which directly proves negligence).
Such evidence may include:
- Expert testimony about how a manufacturer or other liable party breached its duty of care
- Blueprints of the product’s design, which may include flaws
- Records detailing how the product was (or wasn’t tested)
- Any other evidence that shows how or why a product was defective
This evidence can be highly technical and difficult to obtain, so let our experienced attorneys secure such evidence for you.
Document Damages Caused by the Defective Product
Our team will illustrate precisely how the manufacturer’s negligence or the negligence of another party has affected you. In your case, we will seek to use medical records, testimony from a mental health professional, and income statements.
Fight for Your Settlement
Your attorney will determine your case value as efficiently as possible. We will consider future damages as we calculate the money you are entitled to.
If you choose to sue a product manufacturer or any other liable party, our team will draft and file your lawsuit. If we need to fight for you in a Fayetteville court, that’s exactly what we will do.
Damages We Will Include in Your Fayetteville Product Liability Case
Dangerous products wreak havoc on their victims’ lives, with common damages including:
- Financial losses, such as medical bills, lost income, medication costs, property-related expenses, and rehabilitation costs
- Pain and suffering, which can include physical pain, lost quality of life, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and other similar conditions
- Mental health treatment costs, which are part of many of our client’s recovery processes
Speak with Riddle & Riddle Accident Injury Lawyers today about hiring a Fayetteville product liability attorney. We will demand total justice for you. Don’t delay, call (910) 387-9186 today.
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