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Suppose a DJ using a counterfeit charger bought from a 3rd party seller through Amazon burns down a nightclub, killing 100 people. Who gets sued in this case?

Suppose a DJ using a counterfeit charger bought from a 3rd party seller through Amazon burns down a nightclub, killing 100 people. Who gets sued in this case? Everyone! At the very least: the DJ, the club owner, the city, Apple, Amazon, 3rd party seller, maybe even UL if they are not aggressively protecting their logo.

hackaflocka 11y ago
What if it was a real Apple charger bought from Apple. And it ended up killing 100 people? The Apple blogger army would be out in force defending Apple in that case. What do you think? Would Apple be liable?
- jhallenworld 11y ago
  Sure they are still liable. To minimize their liability, their design had better be pretty damn good (close to safest possible). I would argue that the Apple design also has to be close to the most reliable possible design, since a high failure rate will will encourage people to buy questionable aftermarket devices. I would also argue that Apple should not try to make a high profit on safety critical devices for the same reason.
- rasz_pl 11y ago
  I like how you got down modded by apple fanboys while Apple was forced to recall faulty chargers already :) http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-over-power-adapter-recall-incidents-may-be-underreported-20160201-gmioeu.html http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-o...
nommm-nommm 11y ago
Why would the DJ get sued? It's not like they knew it was unsafe, these fakes are designed to look real and are advertised as real and readily available [from third party sellers] on Amazon. Most people expect things they buy from major retailers to be safe.
- jhallenworld 11y ago
  100 people die? Trust me, everyone's getting sued: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civil_settlements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civ... The DJ should assume his equipment is going to catch fire and be prepared to deal with it. For example, why was flammable material near the power supply? I'm being a little unfair with this example because nightclubs are particularly dangerous. Even so, how many people here take their electronics to bed? Are you sure the power supply did not get covered with clothes or a blanket? http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&module_id=195616 http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&...

hackaflocka 11y ago

What if it was a real Apple charger bought from Apple. And it ended up killing 100 people? The Apple blogger army would be out in force defending Apple in that case. What do you think? Would Apple be liable?

jhallenworld 11y ago
Sure they are still liable. To minimize their liability, their design had better be pretty damn good (close to safest possible). I would argue that the Apple design also has to be close to the most reliable possible design, since a high failure rate will will encourage people to buy questionable aftermarket devices. I would also argue that Apple should not try to make a high profit on safety critical devices for the same reason.
rasz_pl 11y ago
I like how you got down modded by apple fanboys while Apple was forced to recall faulty chargers already :) http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-over-power-adapter-recall-incidents-may-be-underreported-20160201-gmioeu.html http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-o...

nommm-nommm 11y ago

Why would the DJ get sued? It's not like they knew it was unsafe, these fakes are designed to look real and are advertised as real and readily available [from third party sellers] on Amazon. Most people expect things they buy from major retailers to be safe.

jhallenworld 11y ago
100 people die? Trust me, everyone's getting sued: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civil_settlements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire#Civ... The DJ should assume his equipment is going to catch fire and be prepared to deal with it. For example, why was flammable material near the power supply? I'm being a little unfair with this example because nightclubs are particularly dangerous. Even so, how many people here take their electronics to bed? Are you sure the power supply did not get covered with clothes or a blanket? http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&module_id=195616 http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&...