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Products liability by Tiffany Funk: Strict Liability

Exploring Key Theories of Products Liability: Design Defect, Manufacturing Defect, Failure to Warn, and Warranties

Strict Liability

Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc., 32 N.J. 358 (N.J.1960)

Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc., 59 Cal.2d 57 (Cal.1963)

Ingersoil-Rand Co. v. Rice, 775 S.W.2d 924 (Ky.Ct.App.1988)

Boon Edam, Inc. v. Saunders, 324 S.W.3d 422 (Ky.Ct.App. 2010)

Res Ispa Loquitor: "the thing that speaks for itself"

Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co., 24 Cal.2d 453 (Cal.1944)

Restatement (Third) of Torts. Products Liability § 402A (2012).

Consumer Expectation Test

Phipps v. GM Corp., 278 Md. 337 (Md.1976)

Risk-Utility Analysis

Denny v. Ford Motor Co., 87 N.Y.2d 248 (N.Y.1995)

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