Tag: strict liability
Hoverboards: Products Liability
Hoverboards started out as a hot gift idea. They quickly fell from grace as concern over potentially explosive lithium-ion batteries quite literally blew up. Over 60 airlines banned hoverboards either as carry-ons or in checked luggage. Lithium-ion batteries power everyday items from smart phones to laptops. But the larger size […]
Products Liability: Personal Injuries Caused by Defective Products
Products liability cases present horrifying facts: A power wrench explodes throwing metal pieces into an auto mechanics face, causing partial blindness. The transformer block on a new telephone answering device short circuits, sparking a home fire. A breast implant ruptures, leaking fluid into a woman’s body, causing cancer. These actual […]
