re: #68 Dark_Falcon

But that is in response to the product functioning in a way it should not. To call specific features of a product that do not cause or contribute to malfunctions “product defects” is dishonest and not what product liability law was intended to cover.

If Springfield Armory produces a pocket pistol that is defect free and in compliance with the law, then sells it a honest dealer who also follows the law when he sells it to a legal customer, should Springfield be held liable if 2 years after the sale the man who bought the pistol uses it to kill his spouse who he had found out was cheating him?

How about in the scenario where the dealer sells it at a gun show without bothering to do a background check? It’s a perfectly legal sale, as it complies with laws concerning private sales, and the dealer says he had no reason to believe the guy was up to no good. The pocket pistol then gets used to hold up a liquor store and two people get killed.