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Assumption of Risk
This means that you knew of the risks in using the product, but you decided to use the product anyway.
Goods
All things (including specially manufactured goods) which are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money in which the price is to be paid
Torts law
A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Service bulletin
Allows dealers to repair the problem at no cost to the customer even if the warranty has expired. A service bulletin notifies the dealer of the problem and how to resolve it.
Design Defect
If the actual design of a product makes it unreasonably dangerous, then every product with that design is defective. For example, the poor design of the Ford Pinto is what made it defective, and because the design was common to all Pintos, they were all defective in design.
Negligence
Negligence occurs when someone breaches some sort of duty to another person, causing some kind of injury to that person.
Marketing Defect
The failure to adequately warn of a potential risk of harm that is known or should have been known about a product or its foreseeable use.
Summary Judgment
In a civil action, any party may make this procedural motion, after the Discovery phase, to dispose of the suit before trial has begun.
Lead Poisoning
Paints & outdoor play products, since lead poisoning symptoms does not break down naturally, it can be present in your home's dust, paint or soil, or in your drinking water or your food until it is removed.
US CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls
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