Defences available to manufacturers in product liability claims

By Andrew Sowerby and Kelcie White ( August 10, 2021, 3:03 PM EDT) -- Product liability claims are often rooted in provincial sale of goods legislation. Sale of goods statutes afford consumers a set of protections, which are fairly uniform across jurisdictions. Depending on the circumstances of the case, a manufacturer faced with a sale of goods claim may have a number of available defences....