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.
Munster is a town located in the North Township, Lake County, in Northwest Indiana in the United States. The town lies in the Chicago metropolitan area. The 2000 U.S. Census counted the town's population at 21,511. As of 2008, the town's population is estimated at 22,105. The town is home to the Community Hospital, The Centre for Visual and Performing Arts, The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper, a PepsiAmericas bottling and distribution facility, and The Three Floyds Brewing Company.