Although most people have heard of a “products liability suit,” not everyone knows exactly what such a suit involves. A products liability suit is a lawsuit based on a claim that a product has caused some injury. It can be brought under three distinct theories.

Negligence
            The first is negligence—basically a claim that a product’s manufacturer (and sometimes its distributor) was careless in designing, marketing, or selling a product.

Strict Liability
            The second type of claim, a strict liability claim, does not require proof of carelessness, but instead imposes liability if the product is “unreasonably dangerous.”

Breach of Warranty
            A breach‑of‑warranty claim asserts that the manufacturer breached some promise (a “warranty”), and that the breach of this promise caused the injury.

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