Product Liability

Defective Product Injuries or Death

Robertson, Medlin & Blocker, PLLC has the resources and demonstrated trial skills to confront manufacturers of dangerous products that cause serious injury. If your family member was seriously harmed by a defective product, we will gladly look into your case and evaluate a possible claim for damages.

Free Consultation: 336.378.9881

Our Greensboro, North Carolina personal injury and wrongful death lawyers represent victims throughout the greater Triad area. Our technical knowledge, litigation talents, and access to qualified experts have enabled us to recover compensation in many types of defective product claims:

• Workplace machinery — box presses, machine presses, conveyors, lifts
• Auto defects — seat belts, air bags, tires
• Tools and equipment — chainsaws, circular saws, ladders
• Consumer products — child car seats, toys, household products
• Lemon Law - remedies for new autos with repeated safety issues

We are familiar with the wide range of severe, often permanent injuries in unsafe product cases: loss of fingers or limbs, back and neck injuries from falls or crashes, suffocation, burns, electrocution, eye injury, disfigurement, or brain injury. Robertson, Medlin & Blocker, PLLC works to ensure clients get proper treatment and compensation for all future medical needs and reduced quality of life.

Reconstructing What Happened

A lawsuit requires your attorney to demonstrate a design defect (inherent danger), a manufacturing defect (a flaw in the materials or assembly), or the manufacturer's failure to warn of likely injuries (e.g., a missing safety label). If the defective product resulted in a serious injury or death, we hire trained investigators who have the credentials to examine the vehicle or apparatus for signs of defect. We have the product tested and inspected by engineering experts, and our legal team examines any packaging, instructions, or warranties. We have handled numerous construction site and industrial machinery cases, consulting with engineers and OSHA safety experts to determine whether the manufacturer, employer, or a third party that services equipment is at fault.

Confronting Barriers to Your Recovery of Damages

North Carolina has one of the strictest laws in the country regarding claims for damages against manufacturers. The statute of repose allows just 6 years between the date the product was purchased or delivered and the date of injury. In other words, you might be barred from suing for a defect in a 7-year-old car that caused serious injury. North Carolina also is a contributory negligence state, meaning that you cannot recover damages if you are at all to blame for the injuries (e.g., using a product in an unintended way).

Although these laws are stacked against you, you should always get a qualified legal opinion before abandoning your potential claim. Our defective product lawyers are knowledgeable about exceptions in the laws that work in your favor — let us determine if you have a viable case.

Contact Robertson, Medlin & Blocker, PLLC for a free case evaluation at 336.378.9881. We offer evening and weekend appointments, and can come to your hospital.