Products Liability

Products liability is a standalone tort theory separate from negligence and strict liability

False

Manufacturing defects arise when a product departs from its intended design due to a factory error

True

Design defects involve isolated mistakes in otherwise properly made products

False

A missing allergy warning on food packaging is an example of an information defect

True

Manufacturers are required to warn about foreseeable misuses of their products

True

To prove a design defect, a plaintiff must show a safer, feasible alternative design exists

True

Food items are exempt from products liability claims based on manufacturing defects

False

All products that are dangerous due to their design are considered manufacturing defects

False

Information defects include flawed instructions and missing warnings

True

Products liability may be based on negligence, strict liability, or intentional torts

True

The test for a manufacturing defect is whether the product was dangerous beyond the expectations of the […] consumer

ordinary

A ladder that collapses under average weight likely has a […] defect

design

If a label fails to disclose that a food product contains nuts, that’s an […] defect

information

When only one item is flawed because it was made wrong, it’s a […] defect

manufacturing

Foreseeable […] must be taken into account in products liability design and warning cases

misuse

To prove a design defect, the alternative design must be […] feasible

economically

A product that is dangerous due to a typo or misprint on the label has an […] defect

information

The legal term for a product flaw created by the production process is a […] defect

manufacturing

Warnings must be sufficient to alert even those who may not realize […] risks

obvious

Even if a warning is present, a manufacturer may still be liable if the danger was not […] foreseeable

reasonably