[D017]

defective product

There are three major areas of product defects:

1) defect occurring as a result of faulty manufacturing or assembly of the product

2) defective design

3) failure to give proper warning.

Even in products that are not inherently dangerous, the principle of strict liability is being applied more and more, whenever serious injury or damage occurs. Strict liability will always be applied in those cases where the manufacturing, installing, marketing, or selling of products with known defects have occurred.