context: This conclusion is supported by an examination of Plaintiffs brief and expert reports, which do not allege that the fire was caused by any defect in the electricity, but rather by PSE & G's failure to promptly discontinue electrical service to the building. Because this conduct relates to the maintenance of the electrical service, and not a defect inherent in the product, it does not qualify as "harm caused by a product" and is therefore not cognizable under the NJPLA.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 707 A.2d 1097, 1097
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that claims of improper maintenance and installation are governed by negligence law, not the NJPLA
citation_a.sentence: See Potwora v. Grip, 319 N.J.Super. 386, 725 A.2d 697, 704 (1999)(concluding that when an injury does not result from a defective product, but rather from a service, the NJPLA is inapplicable because the plaintiffs claim is “not ‘for harm caused by a product’ within the meaning of the Act”); see also Ridenour, 707 A.2d at 1097 (holding that claims of improper maintenance and installation are governed by negligence law, not the NJPLA).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: concluding that when an injury does not result from a defective product, but rather from a service, the NJPLA is inapplicable because the plaintiffs claim is "not 'for harm caused by a product' within the meaning of the Act"
citation_b.sentence: See Potwora v. Grip, 319 N.J.Super. 386, 725 A.2d 697, 704 (1999)(concluding that when an injury does not result from a defective product, but rather from a service, the NJPLA is inapplicable because the plaintiffs claim is “not ‘for harm caused by a product’ within the meaning of the Act”); see also Ridenour, 707 A.2d at 1097 (holding that claims of improper maintenance and installation are governed by negligence law, not the NJPLA).