Name That Tort
Addresses civil wrongs that cause harm or loss, leading to legal liability.
What is tort law?
A faulty toaster causing burns.
What is a defective product?
Errors during production causing a product to deviate from its intended design.
What are manufacturing defects?
Legal and strategic method used to determine whether a product design is defective
What is risk-utility analysis?
Ensures that goods sold by a merchant are reasonably fit for their ordinary purpose
What is implied warranty of merchantability?
Threatening immediate harm.
What is assault?
Owning exotic pets that harm others.
What are strict liability torts for wild animals?
Inadequate instructions or warnings about a product's risks.
What are marketing defects?
Weighs THESE things against the utility (or benefits) of the product VS the feasibility of adopting safer alternative designs.
What are the foreseeable risks of harm?
Arises when a buyer relies on the seller's expertise to select goods for a specific purpose, and the seller knows of this reliance.
What is implied warranty of fitness?
Unconsented physical contact.
What is battery?
Blasting operations causing property damage.
What is hazardous activities for strict liability torts?
SUVs have increased propensity to rollover.
What is a design defect?
A company must balance these TWO things during product design creation.
What are safety and performance of the product?
Emotional distress or mental anguish, suffered due to a defective product.
What is psychological harm in product liability?
Unlawful confinement.
What is false imprisonment?
Includes
design defects,
manufacturing defects,
marketing defects
What are product defects?
Smartphone screens have a tendency to crack due to the weak materials used during production.
What are manufacturing defects?
These THREE things are also used in risk-utility analysis for product design.
What are product cost, effectiveness, and design trade-offs?
Often used to manage risk, regulatory exposure, or operational specialization in different regions or product lines.
What is subsidiary as a strategic approach to product design?
A surgeon leaving a tool inside a patient.
What is medical malpractice?
Flaws inherent in the product's design, making it unsafe.
What are design defects?
A consumer injured by fireworks purchased legally may sue the manufacturer or seller under this
What are strict liability torts?
What should companies strongly consider when creating products?
What are the benefits of adopting safer alternative designs?
Legal structure in which the financial responsibility of a company’s owners or shareholders is restricted to their investment.
What is limited liability?