Columbus Product Liability Lawyers
Standing Up for Clients Injured by Defective Products
We are highly experienced in handling product liability cases. From auto defects to defective gas cans, our attorneys have the knowledge and skill to help you pursue compensation for your injuries.
We represent clients in Columbus, Atlanta and throughout Georgia. Contact our Columbus product liability attorneys for a free initial consultation.
Experienced Atlanta Area Auto Defect Attorneys
Every car accident is different. In some cases, the injuries from a car accident are something that could be expected in any wreck. In other cases, something in the vehicle itself could cause an injury that shouldn't have happened. This is what is sometimes referred to as a product defect. For you, a product defect that causes injury can open up another means of financial recovery, by pursuing a claim against the manufacturer or designer of the auto part.
If your motor vehicle accident involved a fire, explosion, rollover, roof crush or tire problem, then there is a real possibility that a product defect contributed to your injuries. If so, you may need someone with experience handling product recall and defect claims against the manufacturer of the vehicle. Product defect claims are an important part of our law firm's practice, and our attorneys have achieved successful results in representation of past clients.
Here are some examples of auto defects that can result in a catastrophic injury or wrongful death in a car or truck wreck:
- Defective seat back
- Door latch failure
- Brake failure
- Defective seat belt
- Vehicle rollover
- Collapsing roof
- Fuel system fire
- Tire tread separation and blowout
When investigating auto defect and consumer safety cases, our lawyers work closely with some of the premier experts in the auto industry. Sometimes the defect is not obvious, but through consultation with an engineer with industry experience we are able to isolate a product defect that caused injury. For example, if someone is ejected from a vehicle in an accident, the police officer writing up the report may assume the person was not wearing a seat belt. Sometimes that assumption is wrong. In examining the wreck, an experienced lawyer and automotive experts may discover based on visible evidence that the latch for the seat belt failed. Other times it may be that vehicle's door opened in the wreck, ejecting the driver or passenger, and indicating there was a door latch problem. Such a problem can lead to failure of the shoulder harness and ejection of the driver due to the forces in the wreck.
Defective Consumer Products
In addition to auto defects, our lawyers handle cases of injury caused by dangerous or defective consumer products, including:
- Children's toys
- Child seats
- Gasoline containers that lack child-proof features
- Lawn mowers and yard equipment
- Water heaters and gas cans
- Power tools
- Propane tanks
- Industrial and construction equipment
In every product injury case, preparing the case with personal attention to every detail is what counts. We devote our time and substantial resources to ensure that no detail is overlooked, and by doing so we have been able to help clients obtain compensation that otherwise may not have been available. In one case we handed, the government agency investigating a death caused by a collapsing lift on a cherry picker truck found nothing wrong. We devoted our efforts to fully investigate this as it seemed something must have gone wrong, and by x-raying the cable of the cherry picker it was uncovered that a defect in the wires inside the cable led to catastrophic failure.
PRODUCT LIABILITY CASES HANDLED BY THE LAWYERS* OF DAUGHTERY, CRAWFORD, FULLER & BROWN
Product Liability/Defective Seat Back -- Confidential Settlement
Mr. and Mrs. McCutchen brought suit against GM after she was involved in a rear-impact collision. The driver's seat of her 1990 Cadillac Sedan DeVille failed; she "ramped" underneath her seatbelt and into the back seat where she broke her back. Mrs. McCutchen was rendered a permanent paraplegic. McCutchen v. General Motors Corp., State Court of Troup County, Lagrange, Georgia.
Product Liability/Auto/Post-Collision Fire -- Confidential Settlement
Defective GM pickup truck with side-saddle fuel tank design — Brian Chamberlain was severely burned by fire when his Chevrolet pickup was struck by another pickup causing an explosion upon impact, due to punctures in the side-mounted tank and vulnerable filler neck of the Chevrolet pickup truck. Chamberlain v. General Motors Corp., United States District Court of Kansas.
More product liability verdicts and settlements [Link to Verdict and Settlements]
Free product liability consultation: We can help you understand whether your auto accident is a products liability case and how an attorney can help you. For a free initial consultation, contact a lawyer at Daughtery, Crawford, Fuller & Brown in Columbus, Georgia, so we can begin to protect your rights.
*The lawyers of Daughtery, Crawford, Fuller & Brown were involved in the representation of these cases while they were attorneys at the law firm of Butler, Wooten, Fryhofer, Daughtery & Crawford, LLP.