ABA Family Legal Guide

Personal Injury

Strict Liability

Product Liability

Our brand-new power mower backfired and injured me. From whom may I recover damages?

This is a typical product liability case. Not only can you sue the mower's manufacturer, but you can also sue the distributor and the retailer. You may also have a claim against the assembler of a specific part of a product. If the manufacturer hired a design consultant, a quality-control engineer, or a technical writer to help with the instructions, these individuals could also be liable.