defectively

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Austin Bartlett, a Chicago attorney representing the families of 60 of the crash victims, said the report “lends credibility to the plaintiffs’ theory of the case that this was fundamentally a defectively designed aircraft.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2019

Last year, a jury found that the mower was defectively designed and awarded Isabelle $12.25 million, holding Deere 78 percent responsible for the damages.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2019

A federal jury awarded Yeaman nearly $1 million, but a judge set aside that award, ruling there was no evidence the bat was defectively designed.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2014

In the case set for trial next month, lawyers for Florida resident Marianne Chapman alleges Procter & Gamble defectively designed Fixodent by including zinc in its formulation, according to court filings.

From BusinessWeek • May 3, 2011

The result was that in eight cases out of ten, the fracture was found to result from a defectively welded part of the chain-link.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel