Defective products injure Columbia families every day—exploding batteries, toxic children's toys, dangerous pharmaceuticals, or faulty auto parts causing catastrophic crashes while manufacturers deny responsibility.
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Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers prioritize profits over safety, rushing products to market without adequate testing while burying evidence of known defects that maim and kill innocent consumers throughout Columbia, South Carolina. When a defective product injures you or your family anywhere across the Midlands, you're not just facing medical bills—you're up against billion-dollar corporations with legal teams dedicated to denying responsibility.
Matthew McGuire has fought product liability cases throughout South Carolina for over 30 years, taking on major manufacturers and winning compensation for families devastated by preventable injuries. These corporations count on victims accepting their injuries as accidents rather than recognizing actionable product defects. Call (888) 499-5738 immediately—McGuire Law operates 24/7/365 because product evidence deteriorates and manufacturers destroy documentation quickly.
Product liability cases pit injured families against corporations with unlimited resources. Winning requires an attorney who understands the science, the law, and how to prove defects caused your injuries.
South Carolina allows recovery without proving negligence—only that the product was defective and caused your injury. We know how to prove both.
Access to engineers, safety experts, and medical professionals who analyze products, identify defects, and testify about causation.
Immediately securing the defective product, packaging, and documentation before manufacturers can alter or destroy critical evidence.
Exposing internal documents showing manufacturers knew about defects, ignored warnings, or concealed testing failures from consumers.
Holding manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and component part makers accountable—everyone in the chain who contributed to your injury.
Product defects take many forms. Understanding what products commonly injure consumers helps you recognize when you have a valid claim.
Contaminated drugs, incorrect dosages, inadequate warnings about side effects, or medications causing organ damage, birth defects, or death.
Hip replacements, surgical mesh, pacemakers, insulin pumps, or CPAP machines failing and causing injuries to Columbia patients.
Faulty airbags, defective seatbelts, tire blowouts, brake failures, or electrical fires in vehicles purchased from Midlands dealerships.
Choking hazards, toxic materials, tip-over furniture, defective cribs, strollers, or car seats sold at Columbia retail stores.
Devices causing fires, explosions, electrocutions, or burns including Samsung devices, pressure cookers, or space heaters.
Salmonella, E. coli, listeria, or other foodborne illnesses from groceries purchased at Columbia-area stores.
Keep the defective product exactly as it was when it caused injury—don't repair, alter, or discard it. This evidence is critical to proving your claim.
Product liability cases require resources to fight billion-dollar corporations. Our values ensure you get aggressive representation without upfront costs.
Contingency representation means you pay nothing unless we recover compensation—no hourly fees, no retainers, no financial risk during your recovery.
Access to engineers, medical experts, and investigators who match the resources manufacturers deploy to defend against liability claims.
Acting within days to preserve products, document injuries, and secure evidence before manufacturers can destroy critical documentation.
Fighting for all damages including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages against reckless manufacturers.
Manufacturers settle when they know you'll go to trial. Our track record of courtroom success drives fair settlements.
Product liability law recognizes three distinct types of defects. Understanding which applies to your case shapes the legal strategy.
The product's blueprint itself is inherently dangerous, making every unit produced unsafe regardless of manufacturing quality.
Properly designed products become dangerous due to errors during production, assembly, or quality control failures.
Inadequate warnings, missing safety instructions, unclear labeling, or failure to disclose known risks to consumers.
South Carolina allows recovery without proving negligence—only that the product was defective and caused your injury.
Products failing to perform as promised in express warranties or implied warranties of merchantability.
Manufacturers who knew about defects through testing or complaints but continued selling dangerous products.
Product liability defendants deploy unlimited resources to deny responsibility. Matt McGuire's expertise and resources level the playing field against major manufacturers.
Working with engineers and safety experts to identify exactly how the product failed and prove it was defective when sold.
Connecting the defect to your specific injuries through medical experts and scientific analysis proving causation.
Exposing internal documents, testing records, and prior complaints showing manufacturers knew about defects.
Holding everyone liable—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and component makers—maximizing recovery sources.
Pursuing punitive damages against manufacturers who concealed known defects or prioritized profits over safety.
Defective products cause serious injuries requiring substantial compensation. Understanding available damages ensures manufacturers pay for all harm caused.
Product liability verdicts create precedent affecting thousands of claims nationwide. Discovery exposes documents manufacturers desperately want hidden. That's why they fight—and why you need experienced representation.
Product liability cases raise important questions about your rights and the claims process. Here are direct answers to common concerns.
Seek medical care, preserve the product exactly as it was, keep all packaging and documentation, photograph everything, and contact Matt McGuire before signing anything.
No. South Carolina's strict liability standard allows recovery by proving only that the product was defective and caused your injury—not that the manufacturer was negligent.
Recalls actually help your case. They prove the manufacturer acknowledged the defect. We investigate whether recalls happened before your injury and what the manufacturer knew.
Yes. Retailers are liable for selling defective products. We hold everyone in the distribution chain accountable—manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
Cases are harder without the product but not impossible. Photos, medical records, receipts, and expert reconstruction can sometimes prove defects.
South Carolina's statute of limitations varies by case type. Contact us immediately—delays allow manufacturers to destroy evidence and make cases harder to prove.
Nothing upfront. We work on contingency—you pay only if we recover compensation. No hourly fees, no retainers, no financial risk during your recovery.
With over 30 years of experience defending South Carolina, McGuire Law provides elite legal representation with national recognition. McGuire Law has grown from a small practice into one of the most trusted law firms in South Carolina. We understand that legal issues can be overwhelming, whether you're facing criminal charges, dealing with injuries from an accident, or navigating family law matters.
McGuire Law is committed to each client's unique situation, and we don't believe in boilerplate solutions. Every case requires careful analysis, strategic planning, and aggressive representation. Our firm combines over 30 years of experience with cutting-edge legal strategies to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.
McGuire Law serves all 46 South Carolina counties. We know these counties, their courts, their legal communities, and most importantly, the people who live here. This local knowledge, combined with our legal expertise, gives our clients a significant advantage.
Matt McGuire received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina.
Matt has served as a law clerk for a State Circuit Judge, an Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, and an Assistant Solicitor in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office.
Matt is a proud husband, father of two, and a long-time resident of Richland County, South Carolina.
Don't let manufacturers escape responsibility. Our firm has successfully taken on major manufacturers in all 46 South Carolina counties with the resources to fight corporations protecting their profits over your safety.
If a defective product injured you or your family anywhere in Columbia or the Midlands, contact Matthew M. McGuire immediately at (888) 499-5738 for a free case evaluation. Our firm has successfully taken on major manufacturers in all 46 South Carolina counties with the resources and tenacity to fight corporations protecting their profits over your safety. Don't let manufacturers escape responsibility—chat online or schedule your consultation now. We're available 24/7/365 because defective products don't injure on convenient schedules.
