In this seminar, you'll learn the basics of product liability law, including the manufacturer's duty of care,
inherently dangerous products, and warning labels.
Product - liability actions for
inherently dangerous products take into account the fact that the dangers of such products are not generally known or understood by the average consumer — and certainly not by their children.
As such, AU occasionally features discussions of
inherently dangerous products and analyzes whether there should be warnings on such products and what those warnings should say.
Even if a minority of parents actually use them as a sleep space, etc. there is still no way that a government body would hand out
an inherently dangerous product for all new citizens over eight decades.
Is a legal degree
an inherently dangerous product requiring a warning label?
«If Philip Morris chooses to market
an inherently dangerous product, it is at the very least perverse to allow the company to escape liability by showing only that its product was used for its ordinary purpose.»
Moreover, when a distributor or product marketer places
an inherently dangerous product (such as anything with malfunctioning steering or explosive batteries) into the channels of commerce, it has a duty to adequately warn of the danger and the duty to provide instructions as to its proper use.
When a company like Tesla puts
an inherently dangerous product out on the market, and that product is a substantial factor in someone's injury, the company can be held financially responsible.
Even in cases where
an inherently dangerous product contains adequate warnings and instructions regarding the products dangers and proper use, children may be injured if allowed access to the product by a negligent caregiver.
Not exact matches
«You made a
product that is
inherently dangerous and you didn't take the proper precautions to protect people,» Mr. Cuomo said of gun manufacturers.
«It is
inherently irresponsible to market such a potentially
dangerous product.
Judges dismissed the suits claiming that fast food
products are
inherently dangerous, finding that plaintiffs could not prove that eating fast food caused their poor health.
New York's laws prohibit sellers and manufacturers from putting these types of
inherently dangerous or defective
products on the market.
When drug defects or a drug that is
inherently dangerous causes injury or death to the patient, the victim and his / her family may be able to sue for Boston
products liability or wrongful death damages.
Claims for defective design: these claims may occur when a
product has been defectively designed, meaning that it is
inherently dangerous, even though it was correctly manufactured
The types of
products that can cause injury due to defects include seemingly innocuous items such as baby strollers to
inherently dangerous power tools.
Design defects occur when a
product's design is
inherently dangerous and that
product does not perform as expected.
In other words, a
product that has been properly manufactured and designed may still be
inherently dangerous, even when used as intended, making such warnings and instructions crucial to their reasonably safe use.
When a
product is among those categorized as
inherently dangerous — as poisonous household cleaners are — the manufacturer of the
product owes a duty to the consumer to clearly and conspicuously warn of the
product's dangers and to provide clear and adequate instructions for the
products safe and proper use.
A
product may have a design defect when the
product is
inherently dangerous because of its design.
Design Defect: A design defect exists when a
product's actual design (or blueprint) is
inherently dangerous.
During the design process, failure to detect a design flaw can cause a
product to be
inherently dangerous or defective.