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.
Oakdale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2000 census. Postal zip-code: 15071 Oakdale is affectionately known as America's Home Town. It is home to the Oakdale Inn, Sil's Market, and San Diego Padres pitcher Scott Patterson.