AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Strict Liability, Dangerous Goods, I.R.S. Records

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 025
• Professor: shirk

Document Summary

Strict liability: liability regardless of fault, which is imposed on those engaged in abnormally dangerous activities, on persons who keep dangerous animals, and on manufacturers or sellers that introduce into commerce defective and unreasonably dangerous goods. Caused by an abnormally dangerous or exceptional activity. Applied in cases of activities with extreme risk. Person who is engaged in and benefits from abnormally dangerous activity is liable for injuries caused. No fault, but responsibility because dangerous ie. blasting dynamite with all reasonable care, still risk of injury. Persons who keep wild animals are strictly liable for any harm inflicted by the animals. Owners of domestic animals may be strictly liable for harmed caused by those animals if the owner knew, or should have known, that animals were dangerous/harmful. Product liability: liability of manufacturers and sellers for harmful or defective products: manufacturers and sellers can better bear the cost of injuries.