Indiana Complaint regarding Strict Product Liability - Breach of Expressed Warranty, Implied Warranty, Merchantability, Negligence, Punitive Damages - Delta Wood
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The product must have been sold or leased; The plaintiff must have used the product in a foreseeable way; The product must be defective; and. The victim must have been hurt because of the product's defective nature.
There are many types of implied warranties including an implied warranty of merchantability, an implied warranty of fitness, an implied warranty of habitability (for a lease), and an implied warranty of marketability (for the sale of real property, also known as a marketable title).
While liability based on intentional acts, negligence and strict liability, are all tort actions, liability based on breach of warranty is actually a contract action. There are two kinds of warranties that purchasers rely on in ascertaining the quality of a product: express warranties and implied warranties.
Merchantability. The implied warranty of merchantability means the goods are merchantable and conform to a reasonable buyer's expectations. Most consumer products have an implied warranty of merchantability. This warranty makes the assumption that a good or product works for its intended purpose.
Let's say you buy a computer from a nearby electronics store, and when you get home, the product doesn't work ? that's at least a breach of the implied warranty. If the manufacturer makes promises that the product doesn't meet, that's a breach of an express warranty, constituting express liability.
An express warranty is any affirmation of fact made by the seller to the buyer that relates to the product or good and was part of the reason(s) the buyer decided to buy the good. Even if the seller makes no express representations or promises, the law can still impose an implied warranty.
If the manufacturer makes promises that the product doesn't meet, that's a breach of an express warranty, constituting express liability. Even if there is no promise made regarding the effectiveness or durability of the product, you, as a consumer, have the right to expect the products you purchase to work.
For example, when trying to sell a washing machine, a salesperson might advise the consumer that a particular model makes no noise. If it turns out that the washing machine makes a noise, the consumer might be able to sue for breach of express warranty.
Let's say you buy a computer from a nearby electronics store, and when you get home, the product doesn't work ? that's at least a breach of the implied warranty. If the manufacturer makes promises that the product doesn't meet, that's a breach of an express warranty, constituting express liability.
(1) Unless excluded or modified (IC 26-1-2-316), a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if the seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale.
