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.
Laurel Bloomery is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. Settled in the early 1800s, the community's first forge mill was built and began operation in 1810. The mill was closed in 1870, but portions are still standing today.