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Area of law in which product manufacturers are held responsible for damages caused
Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public
Product_liability
Software vendor liability is the issue of product liability for software bugs that cause harm, such as security bugs or bugs causing medical errors. For
Software_product_liability
Insurance that covers legal liability for injury, damage, or loss caused to others
market for liability insurance, with US$9.9 billion of liability premiums in 2013. The largest sub-line of business is public and product liability. This is
Liability_insurance
Legal obligation for any damage, enforceable by either civil law or criminal law
use the company cars. Product-related liability (also called manufacturer's liability) details poor manufacturing of products that results in injuries
Legal_liability
1994 US public law
effects of prolonged product liability on general aviation aircraft manufacturers, by limiting the duration of their liability for the aircraft they
General Aviation Revitalization Act
General_Aviation_Revitalization_Act
European Union Directive (EU) 1985/374
The Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC is a directive of the Council of the European Communities (now the European Union) which created a regime of
Product Liability Directive 1985
Product_Liability_Directive_1985
defective automobile or component of an automobile, that person asserts a product liability claim. That claim may be against the automobile's manufacturer, the
Automobile_products_liability
Type of insurance policy
A CGL insurance includes both public liability and product liability insurance. Whether or not general liability insurance covers construction defects
Commercial general liability insurance
Commercial_general_liability_insurance
Responsibility for consequences from activity despite absence of fault or criminal intent
them. In the field of torts, prominent examples of strict liability may include product liability, abnormally dangerous activities (e.g., blasting), intrusion
Strict_liability
the service or product sold by the policyholder. These are causes for legal action that would not be covered by a more general liability insurance policy
Professional liability insurance
Professional_liability_insurance
Issues of legal responsibility for incidents involving autonomous vehicles
commercial and product liability lines of business, while the personal automobile insurance line of business shrinks. Self-driving car liability and self-driving
Self-driving_car_liability
Cuts off certain legal rights if not acted on by a specified deadline
Some jurisdictions have passed statutes of repose in the context of products liability law, or for probate court proceedings. A statute of repose is distinct
Statute_of_repose
Software license agreements
minors' use of the product, to relieve the vendor of the issue of contracting with a minor and liability from minors' use of the product. EULAs, almost always
End-user_license_agreement
Legal claim of civil wrong
secondary liability. Liability may arise through enterprise liability or, in product liability cases in the United States, market share liability. In certain
Tort
Legal reforms aimed at reducing tort litigation
malpractice, product liability, and defamation torts (i.e., libel, false light, and slander). Additionally, the emergence of absolute liability and constitutional
Tort_reform
Characteristic of a product which hinders its usability
caused by defective products is called product liability. A wide range of circumstances can render a product defective. The product may have a design defect
Product_defect
Strafrechtliche Produkthaftung: Lederspray" [BGHSt 37, 106 - Criminal product liability: leather spray Substantive reasoning]. www.servat.unibe.ch (in German)
Werner_&_Mertz
American politician and attorney (born 1951)
Louisiana Products Liability Act". He argued that the Products Liability Act would "bring added clarity, precision and certainty to Louisiana's products liability
John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)
John_Kennedy_(Louisiana_politician)
Highest development that can be achieved
respect to both patent law and tort liability. In advertising, the phrase is often used to convey that a product is made with the best or latest available
State_of_the_art
1994 product liability lawsuit
coffee case and the hot coffee lawsuit, was a highly publicized 1994 product liability lawsuit in the United States against the restaurant corporation McDonald's
Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants
Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants
Extended liability to parties that had to control violators
Vicarious liability is a form of a strict, secondary liability that arises under the common law doctrine of agency, respondeat superior, the responsibility
Vicarious_liability
on liability for defective products and repealing Council Directive 85/374/EEC is a European directive on consumer protection and product liability. The
Directive_(EU)_2024/2853
Legal concept
to warn arises in product liability cases, as manufacturers can be held liable for injuries caused by their products if the product causes an injury to
Duty_to_warn
Australian insurance company
Australian insurance company. Its services cover vehicles, homes, product liability, and watercraft. Youi was founded in 2007 by its parent company OUTsurance
Youi
American law firm
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer, Insurance: Insurer, Insurance, Product Liability & Mass Torts, and Transportation: Shipping/Maritime Litigation. Construction
Gordon_Rees_Scully_Mansukhani
Irish law on product liability was for most of its history based solely on negligence. With the Liability for Defective Products Act, 1991 it has now
Product liability in the Republic of Ireland
Product_liability_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
The Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 is an Act of the Oireachtas that augmented Irish law on product liability formerly based solely on negligence
Liability for Defective Products Act 1991
Liability_for_Defective_Products_Act_1991
Topics referred to by the same term
civil wrongs Product liability, the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to
Liability
Yuba Power Products, Inc, was a California torts case in which the Supreme Court of California dealt with the torts regarding product liability and warranty
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
Greenman_v._Yuba_Power_Products,_Inc.
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
85/374/EEC, the product liability directive, by introducing a regime of strict liability for damage arising from defective products. Part 2 created government
Consumer_Protection_Act_1987
Any statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations
document may be dispositive in the event of a legal dispute. (See e.g., Product liability, Toxicity class, Rule against perpetuities, Public Health Cigarette
Disclaimer
2001 United States Supreme Court case
group's product liability loss must be figured on a consolidated, single-entity basis; a conglomerate cannot aggregate the product liability loss of its
United Dominion Industries, Inc. v. United States
United_Dominion_Industries,_Inc._v._United_States
American munitions and defense contractor
TASER International has lost two product liability lawsuits. On June 6, 2008, the company lost its first product-liability suit. The damages were reduced
Axon_Enterprise
basis for the vast majority of engineering projects. Product liability law for manufactured products may be a combination of tort law and legislation depending
Engineering_law
European consumer protection regulation
compensation under the Product Liability Directive. If the manufacturer is outside the EU and no importer is identifiable, liability may extend to other
General Product Safety Regulation
General_Product_Safety_Regulation
American law firm
firm had products that focused on personal injury, mass torts (pharmaceutical litigation) where litigation was more lucrative, product liability, consumer
Jacoby_&_Meyers
Federal Charge in Brooklyn, NY.; Pays $762 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability and False Claims Act Allegations". justice.gov. 19 December 2012. Retrieved
List of largest pharmaceutical settlements
List_of_largest_pharmaceutical_settlements
American law firm
include antitrust, intellectual property, and products liability. In 2008, Kaye Scholer was named Product Liability Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners
Kaye_Scholer
Technical communication document
instructions; for liability reasons these can be extensive, often including warnings against performing operations that are ill-advised for product longevity
User_guide
Failure to exercise reasonable care
now been subsumed into the Civil Liability Act 2002 in New South Wales. The application of Part 3 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) was demonstrated
Negligence
Request to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects
A product recall is a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the
Product_recall
Legal test for determining manufacturer liability for a defective product
In legal disputes regarding product liability, a consumer-expectations test is used to determine whether the product is negligently manufactured or whether
Consumer-expectation_test
or its result. Product liability refers to the liability of manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers for unreasonably dangerous products. Escola v. Coca-Cola
United_States_tort_law
United Kingdom construction organisation
distribution of liability for defective products in the construction industry. Published in 1993 as a book with the title Product liability in the construction
Joint_Contracts_Tribunal
Ford subcompact car (1970–1980)
Ford was a landmark in product liability law as the first time a corporation faced criminal charges for a defective product, and the first time a corporation
Ford_Pinto
Fictional company featured in Warner Bros. cartoons
Joey Green wrote "Cliff-hanger Justice", a fictional account of a product liability lawsuit by Wile E. Coyote against Acme, which appeared in three parts
Acme_Corporation
Communication causing harm to reputation
online defamation cases, liability for hyperlinks to defamatory content, filing lawsuits against anonymous parties, and the liability of internet service providers
Defamation
Liability inherited by a successor entity
In law, successor liability is liability (debt or other obligation) that is inherited by a successor entity after a corporate restructuring. Here, ‘successor’
Successor_liability
2004 documentary film by Morgan Spurlock
(and subsequently many state legislatures have legislated against product liability actions against producers and distributors of "fast food"), as well
Super_Size_Me
Device that vaporizes a liquid nicotine solution for inhalation
industry consolidation, e-cigarette manufacturers have faced significant product liability and consumer protection litigation. In April 2023, Juul Labs agreed
Electronic_cigarette
American table saw manufacturer
Wheeler. "SawStop Table Saw Litigation: Three Key Takeaways for the Product Liability Practitioner" (PDF). Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP. Retrieved February
SawStop
Treaty on applicable law in product liability cases
The Convention on the Law Applicable to Products Liability is a convention concluded in 1971 within the framework of the Hague Conference on Private International
Convention on the Law Applicable to Products Liability
Convention_on_the_Law_Applicable_to_Products_Liability
Federal Charge in Brooklyn, NY.; Pays $762 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability and False Claims Act Allegations". justice.gov. 19 December 2012. Retrieved
List of largest civil only pharmaceutical settlements
List_of_largest_civil_only_pharmaceutical_settlements
Environmental health issue involving defective drywall manufactured in China
be covered under the insurance policies for home insurance or general liability insurance. In March 2010, a New Orleans judge ruled that the damage was
Chinese_drywall
EU consumer protection law
and outside specific sectors, there are four main Directives: the Product Liability Directive 1985, Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive 1993
European_consumer_law
Legal term for an injury to a person
work accidents, tripping accidents, assault claims, and product defect accidents (product liability). The term personal injury also incorporates injuries
Personal_injury
Harmful effects of molds
amount of mold present, length of exposure, and the type of mold or mold products. The five most common genera of indoor molds are Cladosporium, Penicillium
Mold_and_human_health
Non-life insurance policies
(employers liability), public liability, product liability, commercial fleet and other general insurance products sold in a relatively standard fashion to
General_insurance
Form of Intrauterine Device (IUD)
A.H. Robins over the Dalkon Shield, making it one of the largest product-liability cases in U.S. history. The resulting litigation led the company to
Dalkon_Shield
Law regarding the use of asbestos
benefits. However, it is possible for an injured worker to also bring a product liability claim against a third party that is responsible for introducing asbestos
Asbestos law in the United States
Asbestos_law_in_the_United_States
American attorney and actor
defendants in matters concerning litigation involving personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice. He also represented individuals and corporations
Alan_Barinholtz
Consumer protection laws
order to compensate for products that repeatedly fail to meet standards of quality and performance. Although many types of products can be defective, the
Lemon_law
Wrong that causes another's death
caused by another driver, a dangerous roadway or defective vehicle, product liability, and medical malpractice. Dangerous roadway claims result from deaths
Wrongful_death
Legal doctrine about product manufacturers and injuries
Market share liability is a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to establish a prima facie case against a group of product manufacturers for an injury
Market_share_liability
Area of law concerning negligence by professionals
Misrepresentation Malpractice Legal Medical Strict and absolute liability Product liability Ultrahazardous activity Deep pockets Nuisance Public nuisance
Malpractice
1932 UK landmark court case on negligence
neither of the circumstances in which negligence could be found in product liability cases applied to Donoghue: ginger beer is not intrinsically dangerous
Donoghue_v_Stevenson
Legal test for determining if a product is defective
A risk-utility test is a test used in product liability legal disputes to determine whether a product's design or warning is defective, thereby making
Risk-utility_test
Label on a product identifying risk of its use
tobacco products). Most of them are placed to limit civil liability in lawsuits against the item's manufacturer or seller (see product liability). That
Warning_label
Overview of and topical guide to tort law
they originate from a different brand or supplier. Product liability – The area of law in which products manufacturers, distributors and sellers are held
Outline_of_tort_law
Branch of English law
consumer protection, with the Product Liability Directive in the European Union, where businesses making defective products that harm people must pay for
English_tort_law
American legal decision
sued the tugs, and the owner of the tug filed a petition to limit its liability. Judge Learned Hand wrote the majority opinion for the court; he stated
The_T.J._Hooper
People who sell a variety of insurance and financial products
insurance can also cover injured Workers Compensation Insurance, product liability claims, or medical malpractice claims. Independent insurance agents
Independent_insurance_agent
Law firm
Providence. The firm works in commercial litigation, IP litigation, product liability, government investigations, white-collar defense, arts and cultural
Nixon_Peabody
American lawyer (born 1962)
founded Klafter & Olsen. Olsen's work involved defending companies in product liability cases. Following the 2020 presidential election, he became involved
Kurt_Olsen
that Mortal Kombat was not considered a “product” subject to liability under Connecticut’s product liability laws. The case is often referred to and cited
Wilson_v._Midway_Games,_Inc.
families could not pursue negligence claims under a Washington state product liability law, because suicide was a superseding cause of their relatives' deaths
Suicide_by_poisoning
lawsuit alleging product liability for such technologies following a terrorist attack. QATT providers are also required to obtain liability insurance, and
Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act
Support_Anti-Terrorism_by_Fostering_Effective_Technologies_Act
Sedating antihistamine
either an opiate or opioid. In 2009, the US Supreme Court ruled on a product liability case involving promethazine. Diana Levine, a woman with a migraine
Promethazine
2021 United States Supreme Court case
in product liability lawsuits against an out-of-state manufacturer. The case, consolidated with Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, involved two product liability
Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District
Ford_Motor_Co._v._Montana_Eighth_Judicial_District
2022 US court case
Acetaminophen autism mass tort refers to U.S. product-liability lawsuits alleging that in utero exposure to acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol and
Acetaminophen autism mass tort
Acetaminophen_autism_mass_tort
Consumer law case involving claimants infected with hepatitis C
Litigation, was a landmark product liability case of 2001 primarily concerning blood transfusions but also blood products or transplanted organs, all
A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another
A_and_Others_v_National_Blood_Authority_and_Another
Last date to sell or use something
perishable products, or both, while other states do not. However, sale of contaminated food is generally illegal, and may result in product liability litigation
Expiration_date
Health crisis in the late 1970s up to 1985
to fail because most states had laws shielding blood products from traditional product liability claims. However, discovery was producing damaging documents
Contaminated haemophilia blood products
Contaminated_haemophilia_blood_products
American lawyer and professor (born 1939)
Irwin and Jill Cohen Professor of Law and teaches conflict of laws, product liability, and torts. He served as Dean of Hofstra University School of Law
Aaron_Twerski
Judgement of the High Court of Australia
(2014). "Fundamental errors in Donoghue v Stevenson" (PDF). "Liability for Defective Products Bill, 1991: Second Stage". Seanad Éireann Vol. 130. 14 November
Grant v Australian Knitting Mills
Grant_v_Australian_Knitting_Mills
North American building materials manufacturer
out the use of asbestos in its products around 1990. As a result, CertainTeed is now a major defendant in product liability lawsuits brought by persons who
CertainTeed
Pejorative term
special interest groups and business organisations in support of product liability reform (often referred to as tort reform) to place restrictions on
Compensation_culture
Civil wrong due to a deliberate act
tortfeasor to take sufficient care in fulfilling a duty owed, while strict liability torts refers to situations where a party is liable for injuries no matter
Intentional_tort
Bruneian-owned aircraft manufacturer located in the United States
Manufacture of light aircraft was impacted in the mid-1980s when increasing product liability insurance premiums made operation financially difficult for Piper
Piper_Aircraft
Company communication with investors
corporate downsizing, changes in management or internal structure, product liability issues and industrial disasters. The professional member organization
Investor_relations
of Liability Chapter III – Non-liability and Diminished Liability Chapter IV – Special Provisions on the Subject of Liability Chapter V – Product Liability
Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China
Tort_Liability_Law_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China
Doctrine of tort law
jurisdictions, starting with California (which also pioneered strict liability for defective products), have held that the jury should be allowed to apportion fault
Comparative_responsibility
on punitive damages Limitations on noneconomic damages Changes in products liability law Greater skepticism in the admission of expert testimony Stopping
American Tort Reform Association
American_Tort_Reform_Association
1986 United States Supreme Court case
(1986), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the scope of products liability under maritime law. The Court held that a manufacturer cannot be held
East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.
East_River_Steamship_Corp._v._Transamerica_Delaval_Inc.
Individuals' control of their identity for commercial uses
said to exist to some extent by both influence of constitution and tort liability, but cases filed to enforce such rights against shopping malls have been
Personality_rights
Legal standard in the United States
has been used to judge the constitutionality of tax laws, consumer product liability laws, affirmative action, voter registration laws, abortion laws,
Undue_burden_standard
Australian legal firm specialising in personal injury compensation
Court approved the settlement in March 2022, making it the largest product liability class action settlement in Australian history. In 2023, Shine Lawyers
Shine_Lawyers
US form of a private limited company
A limited liability company (LLC) is a United States-specific form of a private limited company. It is a business structure that can combine the pass-through
Limited_liability_company
Topics referred to by the same term
Restaurants, a 1994 product liability lawsuit involving spilt hot coffee Hot Coffee (film), a 2011 documentary about the 1994 product liability lawsuit This
Hot_Coffee
F. Hart, Product Liability Litigation (Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2002), 100–101. See also Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc., 59
Law_of_the_United_States
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n.
agricultural products.
n.
The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
n.
That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product; yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural labors
v. t.
To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court.
n.
A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
v. t.
To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a manufacturer produces excellent wares.
v. t.
To produce; to make.
n.
One who produces, or offers to notice.
v. t.
To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice produces misery.
v. t.
To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle.
v. t.
To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest produces an income; capital produces profit.
v. i.
To form a project; to scheme.
v. t.
To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to produce a man's life to threescore.
n.
One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude materials into articles of use.
imp. & p. p.
of Produce
v. t.
To produce; to bring forward.
n.
Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain.
v. t.
To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain.
v. t.
To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet.
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One who produces, brings forth, or generates.