Roden Law represents people injured by dangerous and defective products in North Charleston, South Carolina and across the Lowcountry. With Boeing and aerospace manufacturing, the port, and a dense industrial and distribution base, North Charleston produces and moves an enormous volume of equipment and consumer goods — and when a product fails, the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer can all be held responsible. 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) 612-6561 for a free, confidential case review.
Why Choose Roden Law for a North 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. We prepare every claim for the Charleston County Circuit Court, which is what moves national manufacturers to pay full value.
- 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.
North Charleston Product Liability Cases We Handle
North Charleston’s industrial and freight economy shapes the defective-product cases our attorneys see most:
- Industrial and port equipment — machinery, forklifts, lifts, and equipment failures at manufacturing, warehouse, and maritime sites along Palmetto Commerce Parkway and the port.
- Auto and tire defects — defective airbags, tire failures, and vehicle component defects tied to crashes at the I-26 / I-526 junction and area highways.
- Consumer product injuries — appliances, tools, children’s products, and household goods that fail dangerously.
- 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.
