| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 2 days ago |
| But if the car explodes or gun misfires, we blame the manufacturer. The answer requires context. |
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| ▲ | otterley a day ago | parent [-] |
| If I remember my torts course in law school correctly, defective product liability law usually only kicks in when someone is physically injured by the product. |
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| ▲ | JumpCrisscross a day ago | parent [-] | | Property damage doesn't count? | | |
| ▲ | otterley a day ago | parent [-] | | It might be that the cases we read all involved someone getting personally injured. There's nothing about the law that limits the "injury" to personal injury, though--for example, if a defective battery catches fire and burns your house down, the manufacturer and everyone in the distribution chain are on the hook. (IAAL, not legal advice) |
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