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.
Towanda is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 493 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area. Landmarks of Towanda include a grain silo complex, local library, and Towanda Elementary School of Normal, Illinois School District Unit Number 5.