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.
Manchester Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Manchester in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. Located at and around the intersections of Vermont Routes 11 and 30 and Historic Vermont Route 7A, it is known for its outlet shopping and upscale boutiques. The population was 2,065 at the 2000 census.