In personal injury laws, strict liability laws allow you to pursue personal injury damages against a defendant even if the defendant was not at fault for the accident. Using strict liability laws, all you have to prove is that the defendant committed the act or controlled something that caused your injuries. Here are some of the parties who may face strict liability claims:

Those Who Handle Inherently Dangerous Items

Anyone who handles an inherently dangerous product must be ready to pay for the damages their products may cause. For example, a transporter who hauls fireworks must be ready to pay for the damages the fireworks may cause during an explosion accident. This will be the case even if the explosion is not caused by the trucker's negligence. The law is structured that way because anyone who agrees to handle an inherently dangerous product also assumes the liabilities that may arise from the handling.

Those Who Engage In Criminal Activities

Injuries stemming from criminal activities may also be subjected to strict liability laws. This makes sense because a criminal activity such as a robbery is an inherently dangerous thing that no one should ever engage in. Thus, when a burglar causes injury to a homeowner, the homeowner is entitled to damages without needing to prove that the burglar was negligent during the crime. The homeowner just needs to prove that the defendant was committing a crime and ended up causing them harm, and they will be entitled to damages from the defendant.

Those Who Manufacture Consumer Products

Anyone who manufactures consumer products has the duty of ensuring that such products are safe if used as intended. Therefore, if a consumer uses a product as it was intended to be used (by the manufacturer) and ends up getting injured, they can use strict liability laws to get compensation from the manufacturer. Such claims are called product liability claims, which may be successful even if the product's manufacturer exercised the utmost care in the design, manufacture, and distribution of the defective product.

Those Who Keep Wild Animals as Domestic Pets

Lastly, those who keep wild animals as pets must also be prepared to deal with strict liability laws if their animals end up hurting some people. This includes animals such as snakes, lizards, and tigers. This means if you are bitten by someone's pet snake, you don't have to prove that the person was negligent and that is why you were injured; all you need to prove is that the person owned the pet snake that bit you.

For more information, contact accident and personal injury attorneys like Putnam Lieb Potvin.