Tort Law: Strict Liability & Products Liability

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to tort law, specifically focusing on strict liability and product liability.

Strict Liability

A legal doctrine that holds manufacturers and sellers liable for defective products regardless of fault or negligence.

Products Liability

The area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and retailers are held responsible for the injuries their products cause.

Inadequate Warnings

Warnings that are insufficient to alert users to the risks associated with a product, which may result in manufacturers being held strictly liable.

Foreseeable Risk

A risk that a reasonable person could anticipate and thus take steps to mitigate.

Crosswhite v Jumpking, Inc.

A case in which the court examined the adequacy of warnings affixed to a product and the resulting liability of its manufacturer.

Supervening Event

An event that occurs after the initial incident that can break the causal link between the product defect and the injury sustained.

Statutes of Limitation

Laws that set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.

Statutes of Repose

Laws that provide a deadline after which legal action cannot be brought, regardless of when the injury occurred.

Generally Known Danger

A defense in tort law indicating that certain dangers are widely recognized and do not require warnings.

Assumption of Risk

A legal doctrine that prevents a plaintiff from recovering damages if it can be shown that they voluntarily exposed themselves to a known risk.