What is Product Liability? Discuss the grounds the Product Liability arises.

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What is Product Liability? Discuss the grounds the Product Liability arises.

Answer & Explanation:

Product liability means the responsibility of a product manufacturer or product seller, of any product or service, to compensate for any harm caused to a consumer by such defective product manufactured or sold or by deficiency in services relating thereto. Section 84 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 enumerates the situation where a product manufacturer shall be liable in a claim for compensation under a product liability action for harm caused by a defective product manufactured by the product manufacturer. Following defects manufacturer shall be liable in product liability action: The Product contains a manufacturing defect. The product is defective in design. There is a deviation from manufacturing specifications. The product does not conform to the express warranty. The product fails to contain adequate instructions for correct usage to prevent any harm or any warning regarding improper or incorrect usage.

Topics: Consumer Protection Act, 2019

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