RISK-UTILITY TEST
risk-utility test.A method of imposing product liability on a manufacturer if the evidence
shows that a reasonable person would conclude that the benefits of a product’s particular design
versus the feasibility of an alternative safer design did not outweigh the dangers inherent in the
original design. — Also termed danger-utility test; risk-benefit test. Cf.
CONSUMER-CONTEMPLATION TEST T. [Cases: Products Liability 11. C.J.S. Products
Liability §§ 19–21.] [Blacks Law 8th]