Sure they are still liable. To minimize their liability, their design had better be pretty damn good (close to safest possible).

I would argue that the Apple design also has to be close to the most reliable possible design, since a high failure rate will will encourage people to buy questionable aftermarket devices.

I would also argue that Apple should not try to make a high profit on safety critical devices for the same reason.

I like how you got down modded by apple fanboys while Apple was forced to recall faulty chargers already :)

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/apple-slammed-o...