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.
Paintsville is a city in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,132 at the 2000 census. In 2008, Paintsville had an estimated population of 4,216, making it the 86th largest city in Kentucky in terms of population. It is the county seat of Johnson County. On June 9, 2009, Paintsville became a "wet" city for the first time since March 14, 1945. This means that some stores located within city limits are allowed to sell alcoholic beverages.