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defective product definition
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Companies should be diligent in examining the relationship of product liability claims and effective quality assurance programs. A review of the literature suggests there are many writings about the mechanics of a product liability case, but very little hard evidence to suggest that companies are saving money because of implemented quality initiatives. While liability in this arena is usually borne by an injury that is due to a defect in either design, manufacturing, or marketing materials, suits are generally filed under three broad categories: negligence, breach of warranty, or strict tort liability. Properly implemented quality assurance initiatives will serve a company by tracking all aspects of the operation, from design to packaging, in order to determine where waste and defects a...
...A product is considered defective if it does not provide the level of safety that th...While the definition of a defective product may be vague in the enginee...
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... of the insured's faulty work or products, or defects in. the insured's work or product itse...because, as the "impaired property" definition indicates, it. incorporates defective work or a de...
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... define the liability of persons who use defective equipment or products while providing services and... and the patient, resulting in the definition of a group of liable persons other than under the ...
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...The concept of design defectiveness lies at the heart of products liability law. A pro.... Finding an acceptable definition for what constitutes a "defective" design is a dif...
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... by a broken gear box he alleged was defective by virtue of the weak aluminum material used in it... in essence, was to ignore the standard definition of culpable conduct, which is, "[b]lameable; censu...
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... shortages arosewhen Lederle had production problems in 1984.8 Despite the large number of... that the administeredvaccine was defectively manufactured, labeled, or designed.Successful ... post-enactment legislative history by definition "could have had no effect on the congressional vot...
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First and foremost, the Restatement (Third) provides clearer definitions and should lead to a more uniform application of products liability principles to lawsuits. [...] the Restatement (Third) levels the playing field for manufacturers and sellers in design defect and warning defect cases, and its adoption should lead to less liabilityrelated expenses for manufacturers and sellers.
... responsible for losses caused by their defective products.14 Although the old rule seems absolute a...
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... of agriculture that has allowed food production to keep apace with explosive population growth sin... the provisions governing liability for defective products among the Member States. (117) Initially,... since the "operator," under the definition provided by the Convention, may be a local farmer ...
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... asserting negligence, strict liability (defective design), and strict liability (failure to warn). (...(273) Based on the definition of assumption of the risk provided in Smith, it ca...
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... Acceptance’s alternate proposed definition of an “occurrence” in its instructions. Finall..., “we refused to conflate an allegedly defective foundation with the separate property damage that ... swimming pool that was alleged to be a product of the contractor’s negligence in that case. Id....
