{"id":375465,"date":"2019-05-16T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/north-carolina-law\/north-carolina-product-liability-laws.html"},"modified":"2019-05-20T16:48:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T21:48:17","slug":"north-carolina-product-liability-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/north-carolina-law\/north-carolina-product-liability-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Product Liability Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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North Carolina Product Liability Laws<\/h1>\n
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Product liability claims involve a wide variety of consumer goods, from automobiles and washing machines, to prescription drugs and asbestos. While two-thirds of the states have strict liability for product liability claims, which means the plaintiff need not prove any specific act or breach of duty, North Carolina is not one of them. Under North Carolina law, the plaintiff must prove<\/a> the manufacturer’s or seller’s negligence<\/a> in order to be compensated for their injuries.<\/p>\r\n

The three main legal theories for a product liability claim in North Carolina are:<\/p>\r\n