product liability
Manufacturer's legal responsibility
Product liability is the legal responsibility manufacturers, distributors, and sellers bear when their products cause harm.
A defective car part, contaminated food, or malfunctioning appliance can all give rise to product liability claims.
The doctrine holds companies accountable for injuries caused by design flaws, manufacturing defects, or inadequate warnings: The jury found product liability and awarded damages to the plaintiff.
- damagesCompensation for injury
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- tortActionable civil harm
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
- safetyFreedom from harm
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- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- riskrisk management, risk exposure, risk factors, risk appetite, risk premium
- civil trialsplaintiff, lawsuit, jury trial, bench trial, jury
- Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insuranceconsumer protection, recalls, safety standards, insurance, consumer rights
product liabilitymedical malpractice
Substandard care causing injury
breach of contract · professional negligence · personal injury · warranty claim
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Safeguard from being sued
liability waiver · legal protection · indemnification · hold harmless · safe harbor
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