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.
Bustins Island is an island in eastern Casco Bay, Maine. The island has approximately 115 summer cottages. Bustins Island operates its own ferry, the Lilly B, that debarks in Harraseeket harbor in Freeport. Typically, the Lilly B operates from Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend. Although physically located within Freeport, Maine, the Bustins Island Village Corporation is a self-governing entity.