Instructed to produce expert report to assess the fitness for purpose of a household appliance manufactured by a multinational company. Investigation concentrated on whether the semi-conductor device was faulty, whether it was being used outside its specification, and whether the designers and suppliers were entitled to reasonably rely upon the position that selected components should be able to fail in a safe manner, even if the design of the appliance was sub-optimal.
Expert analysis of household appliance responsible for series of fires
03 July 2019

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