A. Designers must make products safe for their intended use, which includes anticipating who might utilize their items. The user must be reasonably foreseeable. Parties eligible to file product liability cases generally include household members, gift recipients, and neighbors (casual borrowers). If you borrowed a defective lawnmower from your neighbor and suffered injuries, you might sue the manufacturer for damages.
Likewise, parents might recover product liability damages if their children choked on their playmates’ toys. Adult children could also obtain compensation if they suffered injuries due to defective airbag systems in their parents’ vehicles, and repairmen might sue oven manufacturers if the appliance explodes. However, manufactures might defeat liability claims if someone uses the product in unlawful, unforeseeable, or unreasonable ways. Examples include eating Tide Pods or using industrial glue as hairspray.