Product liability is the liability of a product supplier to someone injured by the product.
Generally there is no requirement of privity of contract. Where the manufacture intends the result or knew of there certain occurence the manufacturer will be liable. That duty was breached which caused the defendants damages. Duty owed The duty to deliver a safe product is owed to the any forseeable plaintiff regardless of privity by designer, manufacturer, assembler, wholesaler, and retailer. Anybody in the stream of commerce owes the duty.