How to Ace FYLSE/2006 F Q1

Fact Summary
A manufactures a car with an airbag which A knew to be dangerous to children. Despite two safer technologies available, A installed neither. O bought A's car and O's child C was seriously injured by the inflating airbag.

Strict Products Liability

 * 1) Proper defendant- commercial seller (manufacturer or distributor)
 * 2) Proper plaintiff - foreseeable user or consumer
 * 3) defective condition
 * Design Defect
 * Manufacturing defect
 * failure to warn


 * 1) Causation
 * actual
 * proximate


 * 1) damage

Defenses

 * 1) Assumption of Risk