{"id":503,"date":"2023-01-31T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2023-01-31T13:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:23:46","slug":"personal-injury-cases-and-strict-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calljed.com\/blog\/personal-injury-cases-and-strict-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Injury Cases And Strict Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Strict-Liability-scaled\"Although most personal injury lawsuits depend on proving negligence, there are certain cases where plaintiffs do not need to show that the defendant was negligent. Strict liability, also called absolute liability, is a legal doctrine that holds a person or entity responsible for a victim’s injuries, even if that party was not negligent or at fault. In cases involving strict liability, defendants can still be held accountable even if they exercised reasonable care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common types of personal injury lawsuits where strict liability may be applied include:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Product Liability: Designers, manufacturers, and wholesalers can be held strictly liable when their defective, faulty, or substandard product injures a consumer. For absolute liability to apply, the victim’s lawyer must establish that the product’s deficiency was the proximate cause of their injury. This type of claim also requires proof that when the accident occurred, the consumer was using the product as intended. In other words, if the victim misused the product, leading to injury, the defendant might not be held responsible.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Although most personal injury lawsuits depend on proving negligence, there are certain cases where plaintiffs do not need to show that the defendant was negligent. 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