product liability

American

noun

the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.

product liability British

noun

the liability to the public of a manufacturer or trader for selling a faulty product

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Etymology

Origin of product liability

First recorded in 1975–80

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The same caution goes for rewriting the product liability or antitrust laws to let the firms cooperate to define and police the AI frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Traditional product liability demands a defect in the product or its labeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in UK history.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“If the product liability workaround to Section 230 is tenable, then there is no need to revise or reform Section 230 because it’s already a dead letter,” Goldman said.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026

The farm bill, transportation policy, product liability reform, enterprise zones.

From State of the Union Address by George Bush

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