LGLS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Strict Liability, Individualism
5 Nov 2016
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Trends suggest that insiders often use contracts to collect money from outsiders, but do not often use contracts against each other (to keep their community close). Torts can be injury to body, ego, etc. The product was used in the original and simple way. If the manufacturers could have prevented an accident with a slight tweak of design, the defendant should be held liable. This creates an opportunity for safer products. Insiders and outsiders are often characterized as follows under the idea of individualism: Will take the opportunity to use the law to redress. Contracts are agreements between parties that are often used to enforce or make into print and writing an existing agreement. The elements of a contract are as follows: One of the parties will make the promise to pursue or refrain from a certain action that involves itself, the other, or all parties involved.
