LAWG 101D2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Contributory Negligence, Flash Point, Pilot Light

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Class 17 liability for injury caused by things ctd & products liability plenary (saumier) When manufactured goods cause injury: ginger beer (donoghue v stevenson, vaccine (lapierre c pg quebec) Multiple sources of risk: design of product, manufacturing process, changing safety expectation. Reducing risk and responding to injury: government regulation to reduce risk of accidents, reporting of defective goods and recall mechanism. Federal regulation relating to food, drugs, cosmetics, products for children. If accident occurs responding to needs and providing compensation. Public law: health, compulsory insurance (automobile, workplace, vaccine) Evolution to extend contractual protections through cases or legislation, including consumer protection laws. Ccq 1053, 1730 & qc cpa 53- against merchant or manufacturer. If injured party is not the buyer: relationship between parties is extra-contractual in nature, no recourse to contractual remedy. Ccq1458 every person has a duty to honor his contractual obligations.

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