Product Liability.

Product liability is the area of law in which manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, and others who make products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Although the word "product" has broad connotations, product liability as an area of law is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property.

 product liability cost: Products Liability distinguishes between three major types of product liability claims:

• manufacturing defect,
• design defect,
• a failure to warn (also known as marketing defects).

However, in most states, these are not legal claims in and of themselves, but are pleaded in terms of the theories mentioned above. For example, a plaintiff might plead negligent failure to warn or strict liability for defective design.

• Manufacturing defects are those that occur in the manufacturing process and usually involve poor-quality materials or shoddy workmanship..
• Design defects occur where the product design is inherently dangerous or useless (and hence defective) no matter how carefully manufactured; this may be demonstrated either by showing that the product fails to satisfy ordinary consumer expectations as to what constitutes a safe product, or that the risks of the product outweigh its benefits.
• Failure-to-warn defects arise in products that carry inherent nonobvious dangers which could be mitigated through adequate warnings to the user, and these dangers are present regardless of how well the product is manufactured and designed for its intended purpose.

the sale of a product must be made in the regular course of the supplier's business. Thus, someone who sells a product at a garage sale would probably not be liable in a product liability action.

Types of Product Defects: Under any theory of liability, a plaintiff in a product liability case must prove that the product that caused injury was defective, and that the defect made the product unreasonably dangerous.  There are three types of defects that might cause injury and give rise to manufacturer or supplier liability:

1.         Design Defects - Present in a product from the beginning, even before it is manufactured, in that something in the design of the product is inherently unsafe.

2.       Manufacturing Defects - Those that occur in the course of a product's manufacture or assembly.

3.       Marketing Defects - Flaws in the way a product is marketed, such as improper labeling, insufficient instructions, or inadequate safety warnings.

Liability for a product defect could rest with any party in the product's chain of distribution, such as:

• The product manufacturer;
  
• A manufacturer of component parts;
• A party that assembles or installs the product;
  
• The wholesaler; and
  
• The retail store that sold the product to the consumer.

For strict liability to apply, the sale of a product must be made in the regular course of the supplier's business. Thus, someone who sells a product at a garage sale would probably not be liable in a product liability action.
Types of Product Defects
Under any theory of liability, a plaintiff in a product liability case must prove that the product that caused injury was defective, and that the defect made the product unreasonably dangerous.  There are three types of defects that might cause injury and give rise to manufacturer or supplier liability:

1. Design Defects - Present in a product from the beginning, even before it is manufactured, in that something in the design of the product is inherently unsafe.
2. Manufacturing Defects - Those that occur in the course of a product's manufacture or assembly.
3. Marketing Defects - Flaws in the way a product is marketed, such as improper labeling, insufficient instructions, or inadequate safety warnings.

- See more at: http://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/what-is-product-liability.html#st

Liability for a product defect could rest with any party in the product's chain of distribution, such as:

• The product manufacturer;
  
• A manufacturer of component parts;
• A party that assembles or installs the product;
  
• The wholesaler; and
  
• The retail store that sold the product to the consumer.

For strict liability to apply, the sale of a product must be made in the regular course of the supplier's business. Thus, someone who sells a product at a garage sale would probably not be liable in a product liability action.
Types of Product Defects
Under any theory of liability, a plaintiff in a product liability case must prove that the product that caused injury was defective, and that the defect made the product unreasonably dangerous.  There are three types of defects that might cause injury and give rise to manufacturer or supplier liability:

1. Design Defects - Present in a product from the beginning, even before it is manufactured, in that something in the design of the product is inherently unsafe.
2. Manufacturing Defects - Those that occur in the course of a product's manufacture or assembly.
3. Marketing Defects - Flaws in the way a product is marketed, such as improper labeling, insufficient instructions, or inadequate safety warnings.

- See more at: http://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/what-is-product-liability.html#sthash.Dc1xr51f.dpuf

Liability for a product defect could rest with any party in the product's chain of distribution, such as:

• The product manufacturer;
  
• A manufacturer of component parts;
• A party that assembles or installs the product;
  
• The wholesaler; and
  
• The retail store that sold the product to the consumer.

For strict liability to apply, the sale of a product must be made in the regular course of the supplier's business. Thus, someone who sells a product at a garage sale would probably not be liable in a product liability action.
Types of Product Defects
Under any theory of liability, a plaintiff in a product liability case must prove that the product that caused injury was defective, and that the defect made the product unreasonably dangerous.  There are three types of defects that might cause injury and give rise to manufacturer or supplier liability:

1. Design Defects - Present in a product from the beginning, even before it is manufactured, in that something in the design of the product is inherently unsafe.
2. Manufacturing Defects - Those that occur in the course of a product's manufacture or assembly.
3. Marketing Defects - Flaws in the way a product is marketed, such as improper labeling, insufficient instructions, or inadequate safety warnings.

- See more at: http://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/what-is-product-liability.html#sthash.Dc1xr51f.dpuf