Ritchie v. Ritchie

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• manufacturer of defectively designed product is liable for injuries caused by duplicate where (1) duplicate adheres to design of original and (2) plaintiff's use of duplicate was foreseeable
• “A manufacturer has no control over the use of a product after it leaves its hands, however, so its liability is normally ‘gauged’ as of the time the product was marketed.”
• manufacturer of defectively designed product is liable for injuries caused by duplicate where (1) duplicate adheres to design of original and (2) plaintiff’s use of duplicate was foreseeable
• “Even though the manufacturer could have foreseen that others would change the product and increase its potential for causing injury, ... the manufacturer had no opportunity to control the purchaser’s use of the product or avoid the purchaser’s modification of the product’s design.”

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