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Personal Injury & Torts

Nov. 16, 2005

Liability Defense Can Argue Plaintiffs 'Should've Known'

Focus Column - By David Martinez and Hassan Allen - Subject to certain exceptions, manufacturers, distributors and sellers of defective products are strictly liable for physical injuries resulting from product defects. A product may be defective because of a design or manufacturing flaw, or because the defendant failed to provide adequate warnings about the product's dangers.

        
Focus Column
By David Martinez and Hassan Allen
        
        Subject to certain exceptions, manufacturers, distributors and sellers of defective products are strictly liable for physical injuries resulting from product defects. A product may be defective b...

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