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risk-utility test

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A quick definition of risk-utility test:

A risk-utility test is a way to determine if a manufacturer should be held responsible for a product that is dangerous. It looks at whether the benefits of the product's design outweigh the risks, and if there could have been a safer alternative design. If a reasonable person would say that the risks were too great compared to the benefits, the manufacturer may be held liable. This is also called a danger-utility test or risk-benefit test.

A more thorough explanation:

The risk-utility test is a method used to hold a manufacturer responsible for product liability. If the evidence shows that a reasonable person would conclude that the benefits of a product's particular design versus the feasibility of an alternative safer design did not outweigh the dangers inherent in the original design, then the manufacturer can be held liable.

For example, if a car manufacturer designs a car with a faulty brake system that causes accidents, the manufacturer can be held liable if it is determined that a safer alternative design was feasible and the benefits of the faulty design did not outweigh the dangers.

Another example could be a pharmaceutical company that produces a drug with harmful side effects. If it is determined that a safer alternative was feasible and the benefits of the harmful drug did not outweigh the dangers, the company can be held liable.

These examples illustrate how the risk-utility test is used to determine if a manufacturer is responsible for product liability.

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dodged the mich r wave what does this mean
HopefullyInLawSchool
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it means you will not be rejected today and may be accepted or WL in the future
Just got my Michigan rejection
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same
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@HopefullyInLawSchool: what if i already got rejected. does it mean anything
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@RoaldDahl: Likely not however it could mean nothing
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So if it means nothing does that mean something?
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Possibly
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Ya it was sent to all YM applicants
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Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet
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Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month
starfishies
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and the deadline is in like a week what is this
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Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response
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This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache
loci already?
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If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers
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I got the same NDLS email
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Any word out of Notre Dame?
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Only the invitation to apply for LSE
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