Editing Legal liability (section)

===Product liability===
[[Product liability]] governs civil lawsuits between a plaintiff and defendant who furnishes defective goods that caused loss or injury [https://thelegalhelpers.com/case/personal-injury/product-liability-lawyer/ 11].

Product liability and its prevalence in the law has changed throughout history. In the 19th century, it worked to both the manufacturers' and other sellers' advantages. "Caveat emptor" ("let the buyer beware") reigned supreme in this area of the law. In this era, the seller had no liability unless they had made an express promise to the customer that was not received. The 19th century was also when the [[Industrial Revolution]] was beginning and changing the business world. In order to promote this rise in industrialization and manufacturing, the law avoided allowing damage recoveries that would weaken new industries.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} In the 20th and 21st centuries, there was no longer this need to protect manufacturers from liability.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} If anything, there was more of need to impose liability standards on industries because consumers had less power to freely bargain with corporations and other business forms.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Furthermore, the complexities and intricacies of goods was increasing, making it harder for the average buyer to determine manufacturing issues when purchasing these goods. Now a new phrase dominates liability: "caveat venditor" or "let the seller beware." The law finds that sellers and manufacturers can face more liability for defects with the help of insurance and socializing the damages by raising prices and forcing the consumer to pay for it.<ref name=":03"/>

If a manufacturer is found to be [[Negligence|negligent]], that means they breached their duty to the customer by not eliminating a reasonably foreseeable risk caused by the product. The manufacturer can be seen as negligent if there are problems in the manufacturing process, do not properly inspect their products, do not give a reasonable warning to the customer when the product has a foreseeable risk of harm, and/or the design lends itself to risk of harm. The magnitude and severity of the foreseeable harm are also assessed when looking at negligence.<ref name=":03"/>