Protecting Suppliers of Safe Component Parts and Raw Materials through the Component Part Doctrine and the Sophisticated Purchaser Doctrine: In Re Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Implants Products Liability Litigation
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Authors
Roubal, Brett W.
Issue Date
1998
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31
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|A manufacturer of a product is strictly liable when that product is defective and injures a person. One court has stated that, "the purpose of such liability is to insure that the costs of injuries resulting from defective products are borne by the manufacturers that put such products on the market rather than by the injured persons who are powerless to protect themselves." Another goal of products liability is to distribute liability to the party most likely to control the possibility of harm. In accordance with this goal, the responsibility for the risk may be shifted from the seller of a part to the manufacturer of the final product. There are two defenses that parts manufacturers may invoke against strict liability...
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31 Creighton L. Rev. 617 (1997-1998)
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Creighton University School of Law