Strict Product Liability and the Unfairness Objection

In this paper I examine the most common objection to strict product liability: that it is unfair to manufacturers. Critics have maintained that it is unfair because it allows manufacturers to be held liable even when they have not been negligent, and are not morally blameworthy or at fault. In respo...

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Main Author: Piker, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1998
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 17, Issue: 8, Pages: 885-893
Further subjects:B Product User
B Injured Product
B Product Liability
B Economic Growth
B Common Objection
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