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If I build an unsafe boiler, and gift it to you, and then it explodes and kills you - am I not liable because it was a gift and not a sale? Can I disclaim away any liability and "fitness for purpose" when I gift you the boiler?

ETA: the first couple of Google results say that no, product liability can't be disclaimed away - particularly when there is no contract or opportunity for bargaining. I am very much not a lawyer but this sounds correct to me (i.e. this is what the law is).

https://www.findlaw.com/injury/product-liability/are-product...

https://www.eltonlaw.com/does-a-disclaimer-mean-you-cannot-f...

parent danarmak 5 years ago

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