liability for defects

Used cars have a statutory warranty according to the system of laws of the European Union, the so-called "Liability for defects", which lasts for 12 months.

The unit value, and the use to which goods will be put by customers, may be highly relevant in assessing whether, and if so how, to limit the supplier's liability for defects.

Cap on Punitive Damages The bills, which are still in the committee, would cap punitive damage awards, shield doctors and some sellers of products from liability for defects in the products they use and sell.

The seller appreciates the clear specification of his liability for defects under the contract, and the buyer should be willing to trade his somewhat uncertain remedies at law for the ease and certainty of remedy provided by the guarantee.

The client will often be promising less than it hopes to be able to deliver: although it may exclude liability for defects in goods, the client will generally seek to deliver goods free from defects, in order to establish or maintain its commercial reputation and protect its trading relationships.

Several Federal appellate courts have held in recent years that a military contractor has a degree of immunity from liability for defects in their products, but the courts have disagreed on how deeply involved the military must have been in the design of the product before this "military contractor defense" can prevail.