CONTRACT-SPECIFICATION DEFENSE

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 — unless the specifications are obviously dangerous. Under modern notions of         strict     liability,            courts    have increasingly rejected this defense. Cf. GOV-ERNMENT-CONTRACTOR DEFENSE; GOVERNMENT-AGENCY DEFENSE . [Blacks Law 8th]