FAQs
About Product Liability
Q: What types of product liability cases does your firm handle?
A: Huddleston Law Firm represents the families of those injured by a wide variety of defective products, including automobiles, machinery, children's toys, and contaminated food. The reasons for the product defect vary, but often result from a company cutting corners on safety in order to decrease production costs and increase profit. With illnesses resulting from contaminated food products, the source of the contamination is often at the processing plant where negligent practices lead to unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
If you believe that you or a loved one is a victim of a defective product, we would be happy to discuss your case with you. Please contact Huddleston Law Firm or another attorney qualified to handle your claim. There are statutes of limitation that may bar your claim and any recovery if you do not act quickly.
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Q: How do I know if I have been the victim of a defective product?
A: Whether or not an injury or death is the result of a defective product or contaminated food is a complex determination that typically can only be made by an attorney in consultation with one or more experts.
Huddleston Law Firm offers a free initial consultation to discuss your potential claim. We work closely with reputable experts around the country to review cases to determine whether they have merit. After the review, we discuss the results with our clients. This process helps our clients understand the strengths and weaknesses of their cases and make informed decisions about whether they should proceed with litigation.
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Q: Is there a time limit for bringing my claim?
A: Yes. There are various statutes of limitations requiring you to pursue your legal action within the time set forth in the applicable statute of limitation or you may be barred. Statutes of limitations vary from state to state and are generally based upon the type of claim involved. For instance, Georgia has a two-year statute of limitation that applies to most personal injury claims. There are, however, exceptions to this general rule depending on the facts involved in your individual case.
If you believe that you have a claim, it is important that you promptly contact an attorney to determine what statutes of limitation applies to your particular claim and the facts involved.
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Q: What damages may I recover?
A: A person injured by a defective product or contaminated food may recover for their injuries and all direct consequences of those injuries, including past, present, and future lost wages, pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost enjoyment of life, future diminished earning capacity, and other economic damages resulting from the injury or death.
Individuals who suffer catastrophic injuries may have special care and treatment needs that continue throughout their lifetime. The appropriate expert can project the cost of such care over the life of the injured patient. The jury may award all or part of these costs of the life-care plan to the plaintiff as special damages.
No lawyer can tell you how much you will recover, if anything, in any legal action. Every case is different, having different circumstances and different facts. There are numerous risks involved in all litigation, including the risk of losing the case.
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Q: How long will this take to be resolved?
A: Product liability cases are very complex and the process is a slow one. Generally it takes two to three years to resolve a claim from the date the complaint is filed, although it could take much longer depending on the individual circumstances and parties involved, the jurisdiction in which the case is filed, and nature of the claim. While quick settlements sometimes occur, they are often less favorable than the results obtained when preparing for trial.
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Q: What is the first step?
A: If you suspect that you or a loved one is the victim of a defective product, please contact Huddleston Law Firm or another attorney qualified to evaluate your case as soon as possible. We will schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your case.
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Disclaimer: Nothing in this Web site is intended to serve as legal advice. You should not act or fail to act upon a claim based upon any information contained on this Web site.
Every case is different, having different circumstances and different facts. No lawyer can tell you how much you will recover, if anything, in any legal action. There are numerous risks involved in all litigation, including the risk of losing the case. What statute of limitation applies to your individual claim depends upon many factors, including the type of claim and the jurisdiction in which it should be filed.
If you believe you have a claim or have legal questions, you should consult with Huddleston Law Firm or another lawyer about your case immediately. No one at Huddleston Law Firm will take any action on your behalf until and unless you enter a written agreement for legal representation. Contacting the firm by phone, in person or by email does not establish or bind you to an agreement for legal representation by Huddleston Law Firm.