The final two elements of product liability cases are manufacturing and design. These tend to be the most important aspects of defective product claims. Sometimes a product with a perfectly good design is not built correctly. A car’s braking system that is well designed but becomes flawed when...
, packaging, or labeling of any product." Product liability issues have become increasingly important to manufacturers and marketing managers, due to the spread of the doctrine of strict liability and the adoption of new theories that permit recovery in so-called "delayed manifestation" cases. ...
Product liability refers to cases where defective goods cause harm. People expect the products they buy to work as intended. But when these products are defective, those who use them may be unjustly harmed. The fault may then be traced back to the companies who made or sold the product in...
which governs business transactions between states. Specifically, Article 2 of the code includes the requirements for contract formation and breach, which are important in many product liability cases. In general, product liability laws come about as a result of civil court cases being prosecuted at...
Product liability insurance protects your business from legal claims of bodily injury or property damage caused by products you make, distribute, or repair. It safeguards you from costly lawsuits if your product unintentionally harms someone. While some cases of injury or damage are covered under gen...
Some of the most common types of product liability cases involve: Dangerous drugs Medical devices Defective vehicles You can speak with a Cleveland product liability attorney from our office to find out whether or not your injury constitutes a claim. Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP handles cases th...
In this chapter seven cases dealing with failures in technical contracting are presented. It is interesting to identify the common threads and issues that appear not only in these cases but in virtually all similar cases. In all of them the winning line was the capacity to recognise and draw ...
Currently, there is no national product liability law--no nationwide legal standards or guidelines for settling product liability cases, which tend to include any company involved in the distribution of a product. Congress wrestles with minimum wage: estate tax relief still up in the air GERMANY ...
Product liability cases are highly complex and require the skill and expertise of a knowledgeable defective product attorney. At RisCassi & Davis, P.C., seven ofour attorneysare Board Certified as Civil Trial Law Advocates by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. ...
Examples of product liability negligence on the part of companies making products can include the failure to warn of potential hazards and product misuse, malfunctions in stated product behavior, hidden defects such as toxic materials or unsanitary manufacturing processes, and defective product design. ...