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February 26, 2010
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Product Liability Terms and Definitions

 

 

Comparative/Contributory Negligence
If you are partially or wholly at fault, or you caused your own injuries, you may not be able to recover any compensation.

State of the Art
At the time of manufacture, your product was produced using the highest level of scientific and technical knowledge available.

Strict Products Liability
The legal liability of manufacturers and sellers to compensate buyers, users, and bystanders for damages or injuries suffered because of defects in good purchase or a tort which makes the manufacturer or seller liable if the product has a defective condition that makes it unreasonably dangerous.

Assumption of Risk
This means that you knew of the risks in using the product, but you decided to use the product anyway.

Punitive Damages
This term refers to damages awarded to a plaintiff over and above compensatory damages, designed to punish the defendant for particularly outrageous and malicious conduct, and to serve as a deterrent to others.

Goods
All things (including specially manufactured goods) which are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money in which the price is to be paid

Lead Poisoning
Paints & outdoor play products, since lead poisoning symptoms does not break down naturally, it can be present in your home's dust, paint or soil, or in your drinking water or your food until it is removed.

Service bulletin
Allows dealers to repair the problem at no cost to the customer even if the warranty has expired. A service bulletin notifies the dealer of the problem and how to resolve it.

Online Pharmacies
If an online pharmacy requires you to waive your legal rights in order to do business with it, reconsider your purchase. A waiver of liability should not be necessary to receive your drugs.

Asbestos or other asbestos-containing products
Products that have liability lawsuits and Class action lawsuits, asbestos is considered dangerous to your health. This product is heavily regulated for use and removal.

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Did You Know?    
 
 
NEISS stands for CPSC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
2003 NEISS estimates have been produced from a sample of 98 hospitals, including children’s hospitals. Information from NEISS is available to the public through CPSC’s National Injury Information Clearinghouse (phone: 301-504-7921) and online

 


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News about product liability cases in Michigan and nationwide:

Tu-Wire® Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard
These ballasts, if not properly grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code, can present a risk of electric shock to persons who ...
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Pool Toys Recalled by Wild Planet Toys Due to Risk of Impalement Injury to Children
Wild Planet has received one report of an impalement injury to an 8-year-old girl who landed seat first onto a Jet Streamer left in a swimming...
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Proposed FDA Rule Preempts State Product Liability Laws
Back-door approach seeks powers denied by Congress and the courtsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration is attempting a back...
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Product Liability Terms

 


Today's Terms

Warranties

Definition:
Fitness and merchantability The two most important warranties created by U.C.C. Article 2 are the warranty of merchantability (2-314) and the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose (2-315). The warranty of merchantability is a promise that the goods are fit for the ordinary purpose for which goods of that type are used.

Dispute Resolution Programs

Definition:
During mediation, both sides involved in the dispute meet with a neutral third party and create their own agreement jointly. In contrast, in arbitration the third party decides how to settle the problem.

Advertising

Definition:
The act of calling something to the attention of the public especially by paid announcement.

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Product Liability Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Product Liability:

  • Automobiles
  • Cribs
  • Strollers
  • Tires

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Michigan Product Liability Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an product liability attorney you should contact our Product Liability Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Adrian
  • Ann Arbor
  • Battle Creek
  • Bay City
  • Belleville
  • Canton
  • Clinton Township
  • Dearborn
  • Dearborn Heights
  • Detroit
  • East Lansing
  • Flint
  • Grand Blanc
  • Grand Rapids
  • Hamtramck
  • Highland Park
  • Holland
  • Howell
  • Jackson
  • Lansing
  • Lincoln Park
  • Livonia
  • Macomb
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Muskegon
  • Niles
  • Northville
  • Plymouth
  • Port Huron
  • Redford
  • Rochester
  • Roseville
  • Saginaw
  • Sterling Heights
  • Taylor
  • Traverse City
  • Trenton
  • Troy
  • Warren
  • Westland
  • Wyandotte
  • Ypsilanti
 


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