Product Liability

Georgia Product Liability Attorney

Defective Products Cause Preventable Injuries.

Georgia product liability law holds manufacturers, distributors, and retailers accountable when defective products injure consumers. Under O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-11, Georgia applies a strict liability standard to product liability claims -- meaning you do not need to prove the manufacturer was negligent, only that the product was defective and that the defect caused your injury. This is a powerful legal framework that shifts the burden to manufacturers who profit from placing products into the stream of commerce.

Georgia recognizes three categories of product defects: design defects (the product is inherently dangerous even when manufactured correctly), manufacturing defects (an error during production makes a specific unit dangerous), and marketing defects (inadequate warnings, instructions, or labeling that fail to alert consumers to known risks). Under O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-11.1, manufacturers can be held liable under any of these theories. Attorney Jonathan Overman investigates which theory provides the strongest path to recovery.

Product liability cases in Georgia often involve complex technical evidence -- engineering analyses, metallurgical testing, failure mode evaluations, and compliance testing against CPSC, FDA, or NHTSA standards. Our Newnan firm works with product safety engineers, biomechanical experts, and industry standards consultants to establish that a product failed to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would expect.

The statute of limitations for product liability claims in Georgia is two years from the date of injury under O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-33, with a ten-year statute of repose under O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-11(b). However, product evidence must be preserved immediately -- do not discard, repair, or return the defective product. Contact Overbird Law at (678) 251-8575 to begin your free case evaluation and ensure critical evidence is documented.