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.
Topaz (also, Topaz Post Office) is an unincorporated community in Mono County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Coleville, at an elevation of 5033 feet (1534 m). Topaz's ZIP Code is 96133. According to the Mono County's government website, the population as of 2000 was 530.