defective
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Reading a summary of their ruling, judges said the jurors at trial had "not been properly directed" and the directions given to them on how to reach a verdict were "defective".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Instead of arguing about what users posted, lawyers for the California plaintiff argued that the platforms themselves are defective products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
It does not, on its face, shield these corporations from suit as the creators of a defective product that negligently serves users this speech in harmful ways.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
“Despite having been on notice of the many serious injuries and/or fatalities caused by the defective design of their vehicles, including the Cybertruck, Tesla continued to manufacture and sell such dangerous vehicles.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
And last year, it had been a defective Talos statue that cost Bianca her life—another one of Hephaestus’s little projects.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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