Results
Defective Product Cases
Prior results should not and cannot be relied on to create any expectation about what can be recovered for a client in a subsequent case or considered as a description or characterization of the quality of the firm’s work. The value of every case is determined based on specific factual and legal circumstances. Because every case is different, past results are in no way intended to imply that a similar result can be obtained in a case.These results provide examples of our experience in Defective Product Cases:
Description |
Results |
Summary |
Defective Automobile Resulting in Roll-over and Death |
$400,000 |
Kingstree, SC -- Mr. Whetstone, Ms. Perkins, Mr. Shuler and other attorneys represented a brick layer who was killed when the 16-passenger van he was riding in rolled over because of instability...read more |
Negligent Design of Automobile Resulting in Quadriplegia in Rollover Accident |
$950,000 |
Anderson, SC -- Mr. Whetstone and Ms. Perkins pursued this products liability claim alleging defective design of an SUV. The driver suffered spinal cord injuries with quadriplegia when her car...read more |
Negligent Design of Seatbelt Resulting in Quadriplegia and Brain Damage |
$8.015 million |
Walterboro, SC -- Mr. Whetstone, with other counsel, represented a young man who was struck by a trailer which broke loose from a truck and crossed the interstate median striking Plaintiff's...read more |
Improper Design of Baseball Bat Resulting in Brain Damage to Adolescent |
$1.82 million |
Greenwood, SC -- Mr. Whetstone, with other counsel, represented a young man who received brain damage when he was struck in the head by a batted baseball. The bat, when inspected, had been...read more |
Defective Automobile Resulting in Roll-over and Death |
$800,000 |
Kingstree, SC -- Mr. Whetstone, Ms. Perkins, Mr. Shuler and other attorneys represented a brick-mason who was killed when the 16-passenger van he was riding in rolled over because of instability...read more |
Product Defect Involving Colonoscopy Prep Resulting in Injuries |
$244,000 |
Camden, SC -- Mr. Fulda and Ms. Perkins, with co-counsel, represented a woman who suffered kidney damage after using a colonoscopy prep solution. A settlement of the product defect case was obtained...read more |
Defective Product Resulting Injuries |
$180,000 |
Columbia, SC -- Mr. Whetstone represented a gentleman who received internal injuries when the metal bristles of a grill brush fell out and contaminated meat cooked on a grill. This defective product...read more |
