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.
Swanton is an unincorporated town in Garrett County, Maryland. The town's main street consists of a famous store called the Swanton Mall, which is famous for its chili sauce for hot dogs, a church, an antique store, and a post office. Swanton is close to several recreation areas like Deep Creek Lake State Park.