LAW 525 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Product Liability, Consumer Product Safety Act, Strict Liability
12 Apr 2018
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Implied terms maybe founded by reference to trade practice for common usage. In addition to product liability claims, a product vendor, manufacturer or distributor who recklessly or carelessly makes false statements regarding its safety or utility may be held liable for any losses arising from reasonable reliance on such statements. The court may determine the degree of fault or negligence of various persons whose collective fault or neglect caused injury to a plaintiff and apportion it among those persons. Ontario sale of goods act: refer to pg. In a private law action in contract or tort, it is not possible for the court to impose a jail sentence on the wrongdoer. Examples of business consumer regulatory legislation (statutes) include: the canada. For each of these three types of offenses, before there will be a conviction, the prosecution must prove the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.
