Roden Law represents people injured by dangerous and defective products in Charleston, South Carolina and throughout the Lowcountry — Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Goose Creek, and the surrounding communities. When a product fails, the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer can all be held responsible, and South Carolina lets you pursue them under strict liability, negligence, and warranty theories. We handle every case on a contingency fee basis: you pay nothing unless we win. Roden Law has recovered more than $300 million for injured clients across Georgia and South Carolina and holds a 4.9-star average from hundreds of client reviews. Call (843) 790-8999 for a free, confidential case review.
Why Choose Roden Law for a Charleston Product Liability Claim
Product cases are among the most technical injury claims — they require engineering analysis, preservation of the defective product, and manufacturers with deep-pocketed national defense counsel. What separates Roden Law is direct attorney involvement paired with the engineering and safety experts needed to prove the defect. Our office at 127 King Street, Suite 200 sits downtown minutes from the Charleston County Circuit Court, so investigation and filings happen without delay.
- No fee unless we win — free consultation and no out-of-pocket cost to investigate your claim.
- Preserve the evidence — we move quickly to secure the product itself, which is often the single most important piece of proof.
- Experts on defect and causation — engineers and safety specialists to establish a manufacturing, design, or warning defect.
Charleston Product Liability Cases We Handle
Defective-product injuries in the Lowcountry span consumer goods, vehicles, and industrial equipment:
- Auto and tire defects — defective airbags, tire failures, and vehicle component defects tied to crashes on I-526 and area highways.
- Consumer product injuries — appliances, tools, children’s products, and household goods that fail dangerously.
- Industrial and port equipment — machinery, lifts, and equipment failures at Charleston’s industrial and maritime sites.
- Recreational and boating products — defective watercraft and marine equipment used on area waterways.
South Carolina Product Liability Law You Should Know
South Carolina recognizes strict liability under S.C. Code § 15-73-10, in addition to negligence and breach-of-warranty theories, so an injured person does not always have to prove the manufacturer was careless — only that the product was defective and unreasonably dangerous. Claims fall into three categories: manufacturing defects, design defects, and warning or marketing defects. For design-defect claims, South Carolina applies the risk-utility test adopted in Branham v. Ford Motor Co., 390 S.C. 203 (2010). The deadline is generally three years (S.C. Code § 15-3-530), there is no cap on compensatory damages, and punitive damages may be available (generally the greater of three times compensatory damages or about $739,000 as of 2026, indexed for inflation, with that cap removed for felony or intentional conduct). Learn more from our South Carolina comparative negligence guide.
