Are You an Expert on Products Liability Cases?

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Who can be held liable in a products liability case based on negligence theory?

Any person or company involved in the distribution of the product

Only the seller of the product

Any person or company that designed or manufactured or assembled or labeled or shipped the product (correct)

Only the manufacturer of the product

What is a products liability case?

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by any legal theory

A case involving economic loss

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by a defective or unreasonably dangerous product (correct)

A case involving solely money damages

What is a products liability case?

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by a casual supplier

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by a defective or unreasonably dangerous product (correct)

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by a commercial supplier

A case involving personal injury or property damage caused by any legal theory

Who owes a duty of reasonable care in a products liability case?

Any commercial supplier Signup and view all the answers

What are the main theories of recovery for a plaintiff to seek in a products liability case?

Negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability Signup and view all the answers

Who owes a duty of reasonable care in a products liability case?

Any commercial supplier Signup and view all the answers

What is the duty to warn in a products liability case?

Commercial supplier has a duty to use reasonable care in warning to the dangers of using that product Signup and view all the answers

What is the duty of a commercial supplier in a products liability case?

To use reasonable care in designing, testing, making, and warning of dangers of using the product Signup and view all the answers

What are the three main theories of recovery for a plaintiff to seek in a products liability case?

Negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability Signup and view all the answers

Who can be held liable on a negligence theory in a products liability case?

Any person or company that designed or manufactured or assembled or labeled or shipped the product Signup and view all the answers

What is the duty of a commercial supplier in a products liability case?

To use reasonable care in warning of the dangers of using that product Signup and view all the answers

When is a seller liable in a products liability case?

The seller exercised a substantial control over that aspect of the product that made it defective or unreasonably dangerous Signup and view all the answers

What are the exceptions to the general rule that commercial sellers are not liable on a negligence theory in a products liability case?

Seller exercised substantial control over the aspect of the product that made it defective or unreasonably dangerous, seller alters or modifies the product that contributed to injuring the buyer, seller gives an express warranty, manufacturer is no longer subject to service of process, manufacturer is judicially declared insolvent by a court Signup and view all the answers

Under what circumstances is a seller liable on a negligence theory in a products liability case?

If the seller exercised a substantial control over that aspect of the product that made it defective or unreasonably dangerous Signup and view all the answers

What are the theories of recovery for a plaintiff to seek in a products liability case?

Negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability Signup and view all the answers

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Test your knowledge on Products Liability Cases with this quiz! Learn about the legal definition of personal injury or property damage caused by a defective or unreasonably dangerous product, and the various legal theories that apply. Discover that a product liability case doesn't only involve money damages, and differentiate between cases that qualify and those that don't. Take this quiz to become an expert on products liability cases!