What is the difference between negligence and strict liability?
Negligence is when an injury occurs because of carelessness or improper safety precautions. For example, suppose a manufacturer knows that when a product is used in a certain way it can injure someone. If the manufacturer takes no steps to warn people who buy the product of the possible danger (either with labels or advertising), then the manufacturer can be found by a judge to have been negligent in warning consumers about a potential hazard. Strict liability means that even though the manufacturer did everything that could be done to insure that no one was hurt by their product, they are still responsible for injuries caused by the product. Once a judge decides to accept a strict liability standard for your case, your lawyer will no longer have to prove that any negligence or wrongdoing occurred. Negligence is harder to prove than strict liability, but if a person or company involved in providing the product is found to be negligent, the judge will usually order that an action be tak
