How does the concept of defective design/manufacturing apply to this situation?
February 11, 2020MakerMan Manufacturing creates heavy-duty hand tools. It produces a new collapsible hammer called the SmackN’Stash. One of the first purchasers of the hammer, Rob, is using it at a construction site when the hammer’s head flies off and injures his coworker Cliff. How does the concept of strict liability apply to this situation?
February 11, 2020How does the concept of manufacturer’s duty to warn apply to this situation?nno Anyone who is injured by a defective product may sue the manufacturer, merchants, and all others who handled the product.nno When companies sell defective products to consumers who are injured, liability will result without having to show that the manufacturer breached the duty to warn.nno While using a collapsible hammer is a dangerous activity, it is not of the type of danger that would subject MakerMan to warning consumers about the product.nno Even if there is no defect in the product, the company may be responsible for failure to warn users how the product should be used.
