Strict Liability supp Flashcards
) Consider whether the following BODES well for abnormally dangerous activities:
B – whether its BENEFIT to the community is outweighed by its high risk of harm
O – whether the activity is not a common OCCURRENCE
D – whether there is a high DEGREE of risk of harm involved
E – whether there is an inability to ELIMINATE that risk by the exercise of reasonable care
S – whether there is a likelihood of SEVERE harm resulting from that activity
G.P.S. LAMP can use the following defenses against a breach of warranty claim:
) G – GOVERNMENT military contract defense P – Federal PREEMPTION S – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS L – LACK of timely notice to a seller A – ASSUMPTION of risk (can be asserted against any PINE claim) M – Unforeseen MISUSE of a product P – Lack of PRIVITY of contract
Strict products liability is imposed on a regular seller of a DUD product:
D – DEFECTIVE, and an
U – UNREASONABLY
D – DANGEROUS product
When asserting a strict products liability claim, P must prove that a DIM dangerous defect in the
product proximately caused a physical injury:
D – DESIGN defect
I – INADEQUATE warning
M – Mistake in the MANUFACTURING process