Product Liability Law
Outline
I. Introduction
Imagine getting the same old dog or cat food for your pet that you always get and all of a sudden your pet gets sick and dies.
Is this a case that can be filed against the business you bought the food from, the company that made the food, or both?
Should companies be held accountable to a higher degree?
II. Definition of Product Liability
Business Law: The Ethical, Global, and E-Commerce Environment
Cornell Law School
III. History of Product Liability
1. Denis W. Stearns
IV. Product Liability Claims
1. Manufacturing Defects
2. Design Defects
3. Negligence
4. Strict tort Liability
5. Breach of Warranty
a. Express Warranty
b. Implied Warranty
V. Articles on Product Liability
Great Falls, MT-Local woman joins suit against pet food companies
Product Liability Law - Protecting Consumers from Defective Products
VI. Product Liability Cases
Jarvis v. Ford Motor Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4406 (S.D.N.Y., Mar. 20, 2003).
Steen v. Petty-Fitzm ...