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Flashcards 5
Flashcards 5
Strict liability theory of liability? Deals with the characteristics of products that are
unreasonably dangerous.
What is express warranty? When a seller makes expressed claims or representations for a
product that become a basis for the bargain . Plaintiff must
establish only that the product failed to meet the seller’s
warranty or representations and that an injury resulted from
that failure.
Elements of strict liability? Plaintiff must prove the three elements evidence:
What is a toxic material? It has a negative effect on a normal human function when it
is administered in a relatively small dose.
What is acute toxicity? Is experienced in a relatively short time span
What is chronic toxicity? Is the result of repeated exposure over a relatively long
period of time.
What is dose threshold? Is the minimum dosage of a chemical that can produce a
measurable adverse effect.
What is a lethal dose? It is the dosage of a chemical that can produce death in a
certain percentage of laboratory animals.
What are asphyxiants? Difference between simple and Substances that can cause suffocation by preventing oxygen
chemical asphyxiants? from reaching tissues.
What are carcinogens? Chemicals that have the potential to cause cancer in humans
What are sensitizers? Chemicals that can cause an allergic reaction in the body after
repeated exposure.
What are irritants? Chemicals that can cause inflammation of living tissue as a
result of a chemical reaction.
What is a reproductive toxin? Any chemical that interferes in any way with the reproductive
process by the creation of mutations or tetratogenesis:
Threshold limit value time weighted average? It is the time weighted average, in an 8 hour workday and a
40-hour workweek, to which nearly all workers may be
repeatedly exposed to without any adverse health effects.