If somebody can use it, somebody can misuse it
Software development and the “doctrine of foreseeable misuse.”
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There is a portion of the American legal system under the category of negligence called “strict product liability,” also referred to as SPL. Under SPL, anyone in the product chain (seller, distributor, or manufacturer) of a defective product can be liable to anyone injured by that product, regardless of whether the defe…
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