Compensation Awards in North Carolina

Most of the products on the shelves of stores have been tested and retested for safety. However, there are occasions where a product in Forsyth County is defective. When a defective product causes an injury, this brings up the region of law called Product Liability.

Product Liability Laws

Defective products are classified in 3 basic categories in North Carolina.

The first type are manufacturing defects. These are defects that occur when a product was assembled or made improperly. For example, if a table has a sound design, but during assembly two key bolts were not installed, this would be a manufacturing defect.

The second type are design defects. Design defects are found when the plans off of which the products are built are faulty themselves. If, for example, a thermos called for too thin of a material to be used, and hot liquids spilled out and burned the user, this would be a design defect.

The first type are manufacturing defects. These are defects that occur when a product was assembled or made improperly. For example, if a table has a sound design, but during assembly two key bolts were not installed, this would be a manufacturing defect.

Assistance for your Product Liability Claim in Forsyth County North Carolina

If a product you own or used has injured you and you believe that it falls into one of the above categories of defects, you should talk to an experienced Products Liability attorney in North Carolina.