Bluffton, South Carolina, Product Liability Lawyer
Manufacturers have a duty to create products that are fit for a particular purpose. This means that not only a product works, but that it works without hurting or injuring the user. If you have suffered a serious injury from using a defective or dangerous product, you may have a legal claim against the company that made it, distributed it or sold it.
Dale Akins, a lawyer in Bluffton, South Carolina, represents people who have been injured by dangerous or defective products. He handle all types of product liability claims throughout South Carolina and Georgia, including:
- Auto defects such as defective air bags, seat belts, tires, door latches and fuel tanks
- Boat defects that cause explosions or other accidents
- Defective consumer appliances
- Defective toys
There are many different types of products that can cause serious injury or wrongful death. If a company knows there is a danger of injury or death to the person who uses a product, it is required to design around the potential danger. If a company is unable to design the danger out of the product, the company is required to guard against the danger. If it is impossible to guard against the danger, the company must warn against the danger.
When a company is making a profit off a defective or dangerous product that is hurting people, sometimes the only way to keep the product off the market and protect other families is to sue the company.
Many product injury cases are handled in Federal Court. Mr. Akins is experienced in federal practice and has obtained favorable outcomes for his clients. Mr. Akins once served as local counsel to the Georgia law firm of Boone & Stone in a defective seat belt case in a federal trial that resulted in a $12 million verdict against General Motors. Working with Boone & Stone, he also recovered against Ford Motor Company.
Free attorney consultation: Contact lawyer Dale Akins, for a consultation about your product liability case. he handles all products liability cases on a contingency fee basis.
