Product Liability Assignment

Akerman Manufacturing creates heavy-duty hand tools. It produces a new collapsible hammer called the SmackN’Stash. One of the first purchasers of the hammer, Rob, is using it at a construction site when the hammer’s head flies off and injures his coworker Cliff.

How does the concept of strict product liability apply to this situation?

1. When companies sell defective products to consumers who are injured, liability will result without having to show that the manufacturer breached the duty of care.
2. While using a collapsible hammer is a dangerous activity, it is not of the type of danger that would subject MakerMan to strict product liability.
3. Even if there is no defect in the product, the company may be responsible for failure to warn users how the product should be used.

d.     Product liability torts require Rob to show that one or more of the design or manufacturing elements is defective. Get Operations Management homework help today