Products liability doctrine holds a manufacturer, or other party involved in selling a product, strictly liable when an article, placed into the market with knowledge that it is to be used without inspection for defects, proves to have a defect that causes a personal injury. Consumers who are injured because of a fault with a product that the consumers had no ability to protect themselves against may recover against the manufacturer under a theory of products liability.
Dawson (34°18'14"N 85°55'34"W) is a small community located in DeKalb County, Alabama, 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the town of Crossville, Alabama. Dawson is located on top of Sand Mountain.