product liability law

civil case

A civil case is a private, non-criminal lawsuit, usually involving private property rights, including respecting rights stated under the Constitution or under federal or state law. For example, lawsuits involving breach of contract, probate,...

civil liability

Civil liability is a legal obligation that requires a party to pay for damages or to follow other court-enforcements in a lawsuit. Different from criminal liability, which is often brought by the State to redress a public wrong, civil...

commercial tort claim

A commercial tort claim is a type of tort claim where the claimant is an organization or an individual and the claim comes in the course of the business or profession of the claimant and does not include damages arising out of personal injury...

comparative negligence

Comparative negligence is a tort principle used by the court to reduce the amount of damages that a plaintiff can recover in a negligence-based claim according to the degree of negligence each party contributed to the incident. Specifically,...

consumer expectations test

A consumer expectations test is a standard used for determining if a design defect exists in a products liability tort case. The consumer expectation test imposes a liability on the seller of a product if the product is in a defective...

contingent fee

A contingent fee, also known as a contingency fee, is a method of compensation for legal services. A lawyer who works on contingency receives a percentage of their client’s monetary award as compensation rather than billing a fixed hourly...

contract of adhesion

See Adhesion contract.

contributory negligence

Contributory negligence is a common law tort rule which bars plaintiffs from recovering for the negligence of others if they too were negligent in causing the harm. Contributory negligence has been replaced in many jurisdictions with the...

count

Counts refer to the basis for bringing a case, including each cause of action in civil cases or charge in criminal cases. Lawsuits can involve multiple counts in which someone can be held liable. For example, assault and battery are separate...

current liability

Current liabilities are financial obligations generally due within one year. Examples of current liabilities are accounts payable, short-term debt, dividends, and income tax.