Strict liability

Strict liability is like when you have a toy that says "ages 8 and up" on it, but a 5-year-old plays with it and something goes wrong. Even if the 5-year-old was not supposed to play with it, the toy company is still responsible for making sure the toy is safe for everyone to use.

Just like the toy company, there are some situations where people or businesses can be responsible for any harm that happens, even if they didn't mean for it to happen. This is called strict liability. It means that if something goes wrong and someone gets hurt, the person or business responsible has to pay for any damages or injuries.

For example, imagine a factory that makes a type of car part that is known to be dangerous if it breaks. Even if the factory takes all the right safety precautions, if someone gets hurt because the car part breaks, they can still be held responsible. That's because they knew the car part was dangerous and should have done more to prevent accidents from happening.

So, strict liability is like a safety net for people who get hurt even when they didn't do anything wrong. It helps make sure that businesses and people who make and sell things are held responsible for any harm caused by their products.