Product Liability Lawyer
Rafaeli Law, PLLC
Within the broader personal injury practice at Rafaeli Law, PLLC, product liability work occupies a distinct and technically demanding corner. The firm, based on the seventh floor of a Midtown high-rise at 1447 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, represents people harmed by defective consumer goods, automotive parts, medical devices, and other products that fail the people who rely on them. This page profiles that single facet of the firm's work — how it fits alongside their car accident, premises liability, and medical malpractice matters, and how it is delivered across Fulton County and the wider Atlanta metro.
How Product Liability Fits the Work at Rafaeli Law, PLLC
As an Atlanta personal injury firm, Rafaeli Law, PLLC handles a wide spectrum of harm — from truck and motorcycle crashes to slip-and-fall and nursing home negligence claims. Product liability sits within that spectrum but calls on a different body of Georgia law. Rather than a single careless driver or property owner, these cases often point to a chain of responsibility running through manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The firm treats these matters as accountability cases: when a product places consumers at risk, holding the companies behind it responsible can also push safer designs, clearer labels, and recalls that protect other people. Because product defects sometimes surface through injuries treated in hospitals, this work can overlap with the firm's medical malpractice and premises injury practices as well.
What Product Liability Work Involves in Plain Language
Under Georgia law, product liability describes the legal responsibility of those who place defective products into consumers' hands. Rafaeli Law, PLLC builds these claims around three recognized legal theories: strict liability, where a manufacturer can be held responsible for a defective product regardless of fault; negligence, where a company failed to design, manufacture, or warn properly; and breach of warranty, where a product does not live up to its stated or implied promises. Georgia Code §51-1-11 supports injured consumers, and claims generally must be brought within a two-year statute of limitations from the date of injury. When a defective product causes a fatality, the wrongful death statute may extend the timeline and open additional routes to compensation.
Georgia recognizes three primary categories of defect, and each calls for a different evidentiary strategy. The table below summarizes how the firm frames them for clients trying to understand their situation.
| Type of Defect | What It Involves | Illustrative Example |
|---|---|---|
| Design Defect | The product is inherently unsafe because of a flaw in its blueprint | A ladder prone to tipping due to an unstable base |
| Manufacturing Defect | The design is sound, but the product was made incorrectly | Contaminated medicine or a faulty weld in a metal part |
| Marketing Defect (Failure to Warn) | Insufficient warnings or unclear usage instructions | An over-the-counter medicine lacking side-effect disclosure |
How Rafaeli Law, PLLC Approaches a Product Liability Case
Proving that a product caused harm requires more than showing an injury occurred. The firm works to establish a clear causal link, often partnering with engineers, product safety consultants, and forensic experts to assemble the evidence. The general sequence a client can expect looks like this:
- Review the injury and the product to identify whether the flaw lies in the design, the manufacturing, or the labeling and warnings.
- Confirm the product was used as intended, or in a way the manufacturer should have reasonably foreseen.
- Document the injury or damage through medical records, reports, and expert testimony.
- Establish the causal connection between the defect and the harm suffered.
- Trace responsibility across the manufacturer, distributor, and retailer as applicable.
- Pursue accountability that may include compensation and, where warranted, safety changes such as recalls or redesigned products.
Why These Cases Matter Beyond the Individual
Rafaeli Law, PLLC frames product liability as work that reaches past a single client. When companies are held to account, they may be compelled to recall dangerous products, redesign items to meet higher safety standards, or improve warning labels so others can make informed decisions. National recalls involving Takata airbags, Peloton treadmills, and pressure cookers illustrate how widely a single defect can affect the public — and why documented, expert-supported claims carry weight.
Serving Midtown Atlanta and the Surrounding Communities
The firm's Midtown office sits along the central Peachtree corridor, near landmarks such as the High Museum of Art, Colony Square, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Piedmont Park, and the Fox Theatre. From that base, Rafaeli Law, PLLC represents injured people throughout Fulton County and the greater Atlanta area, including Midtown, Brookwood Hills, Morningside-Lenox Park, Virginia-Highland, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Downtown Atlanta, Brookhaven, Druid Hills, Chastain Park, Sandy Springs, Decatur, East Atlanta, Grant Park, West End, and Vinings, among many other neighborhoods. The practice also extends to communities beyond Georgia, with a footprint in South Florida.
Consistent with how it handles its other personal injury matters, the firm works on a contingency basis, meaning clients are not charged unless a recovery is obtained, and it offers free consultations to prospective clients across its Georgia and Florida service areas. Guided by stated core values of respect, teamwork, discipline, persistence, client-centered care, and innovation, Rafaeli Law, PLLC positions its product liability work as part of a steady commitment to advocating for injured people navigating insurance disputes, medical bills, and the often complex facts behind a defective product.
Getting here
From Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest
Fernbank Museum is 5.3 miles from Rafaeli Law, PLLC, roughly an eighteen-minute drive. The route heads northwest along Clifton Rd NE and Ponce De Leon Ave NE before continuing through Amsterdam Ave NE and Monroe Dr NE.
Common questions
What is the statute of limitations for filing a product liability lawsuit in Georgia?
In Georgia, personal injury claims from a defective product generally must be filed within two years of the injury, while property damage claims allow four years. Georgia also has a ten-year statute of repose for design-based defect claims from the product's first sale. Because deadlines vary by circumstance, product liability firms like Rafaeli Law, PLLC in Midtown Atlanta typically review the facts early during free consultations to protect a client's rights.
How to win a product liability case in GA 30309?
Winning a product liability case generally requires showing the product was defective, that the defect caused your injury, and documenting your damages with medical records, the product itself, and expert analysis. Preserving evidence quickly matters. Firms like Rafaeli Law, PLLC, located along Atlanta's Peachtree corridor, build such cases by investigating the defect, identifying responsible parties, and working on a contingency basis so clients pay nothing unless a recovery is obtained.
What is required to prove negligence in a products liability case in GA 30309?
Proving negligence in a products case generally means establishing that a manufacturer or seller owed a duty of care, breached it through a design, manufacturing, or warning defect, and that the breach directly caused the injury and measurable damages. Documentation and expert testimony are often essential. Personal injury firms like Rafaeli Law, PLLC in Midtown Atlanta gather this evidence, connecting the defect to the harm suffered by the injured client.
How to sue a company for product liability in GA 30309?
Suing a company for a defective product generally starts with preserving the product, seeking medical care, documenting injuries, and consulting an attorney who can identify the liable parties and file within Georgia's deadlines. An attorney investigates the defect and manages negotiations or litigation. Rafaeli Law, PLLC, based on Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, handles product liability matters on a contingency basis and offers free consultations to injured people across the metro area.
How long does a product liability lawsuit take in GA 30309?
Product liability lawsuits vary widely, from several months for straightforward claims to a few years when defects are disputed or expert testimony and litigation are involved. Factors include injury severity, the number of defendants, and settlement willingness. Firms like Rafaeli Law, PLLC in Midtown Atlanta guide clients through each stage, from investigation through negotiation or trial, keeping cases moving while pursuing fair recovery for the injured.
What are the three types of product liability?
The three main types of product liability are design defects, where the product is inherently unsafe as designed; manufacturing defects, where an error occurs during production; and marketing defects, such as inadequate warnings or instructions. Each requires different proof. Product liability attorneys like those at Rafaeli Law, PLLC, serving Atlanta and surrounding Fulton County communities, evaluate which type applies when reviewing a potential defective-product claim.
Who can be sued in a product liability case in GA 30309?
Depending on the defect, liable parties can include the manufacturer, component-part makers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers that placed the defective product into the stream of commerce. Identifying every responsible party strengthens a claim. Firms like Rafaeli Law, PLLC, located in Midtown Atlanta near Colony Square and the High Museum of Art, investigate the supply chain to determine who should be held accountable for an injured client's harm.