Ibuprofen can be used in people who are 6 months or older. Acetaminophen can be used for people of any age, but you should talk to your childâs doctor before using it if your child is younger than 2 years.
(See Defective Product Claims: Theories of Liability.) In criminal law, strict liability laws punish people regardless of their state of mindâthe prosecution doesnât need to prove that a defendant intended to do something that's illegal. The prosecution doesnât even need to establish that the defendant was reckless or negligent.
Plaintiff pursuing negligence must prove a few more elements than required for strict liability. Negligence, a type of tort, occupies a central role in product liability jurisprudence. For a plaintiff to recover under a negligence theory of liability, he or she must establish the following things: The manufacturer owed a duty to the plaintiff. The manufacturer breached its owed duty to the plaintiff.