government-contractor defense. An affirmative defense that immunizes a government contractor from civil liability under state law when the contractor complies with government specifications. • Immunization is extended when two conditions are satisfied: (1) the supplier warned the government about any dangers presented by the goods about which the supplier had knowledge but the government did […]
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government-agency defense. Torts. An affirmative defense that immunizes a contractor from liability upon proof that the contractor acted on the government’s behalf as an agent or as a government officer. • This defense is extremely limited because of the difficulty of establishing the government-agent relationship. See Yearsley v. W.A. Ross Constr. Co., 309 U.S. 18,
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contract-specification defense. An affirmative defense that immunizes a contractor from liability for a defect in a product when the contractor has manufactured or performed according to detailed contractual orders. • The defense applies to specialized, single-use components and protects a component supplier from claims of negligent design if the component conforms to the contractual specifications
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