A manufacturer sold space heaters with faulty thermostats. As a result, several customers were injured when their space heaters caught fire. Under what legal theory will the space heater manufacturer be held liable for the customers' injuries?

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Tiffany Jones

27 September, 10:52

A manufacturer sold space heaters with faulty thermostats. As a result, several customers were injured when their space heaters caught fire. Under what legal theory will the space heater manufacturer be held liable for the customers' injuries?

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Mathew Blackwell · Answer 1

Strict Liability

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the legal theory that would represent this scenario would be Strict Liability. This term refers to a party being held liable due to negligence or tortious intent, in which the claimant only needs to prove that the dangerous event occurred and that the defendant was responsible or had anything to do with the event. Which in this scenario the space heater manufacturer did since they added faulty thermostats to the space heaters.