Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry The Ethical and Legal Issues of Product Liability Courtney Jordan April 18‚ 2015 BUL 5323: Legal Issues and Environment Introduction Product liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing a defective product into the hands of a consumer. Responsibility for a product defect that causes injury lies with all sellers of the product who are in the distribution chain. This includes the manufacturer of component parts (at
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ERM and Product Liability Tort LAW 531/Business Law ERM and Product Liability Tort The product liability video scenario presents a dispute between Quick Takes Video and Non-Linear Pro. Non-Linear Pro leased a video editing system to Quick Takes Video. It is the opinion of Quick Takes Video that the editing system is not performing as promised. Since it appears that Non-Linear Pro has misrepresented the quality of the product‚ Quick Takes Video can bring a lawsuit to Non-Linear Pro for breach
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Explain the arguments for and against strict liability offences A strict liability offence is one where it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove any mens rea. In most cases of strict liability even if one did not have the intent to commit a crime‚ however reasonable‚ in relation to a particular element of the actus reus of an offence‚ they can still be convicted. This can be shown in reference to Prince and Hibbert. Prince (1875) the girl was taken by Prince even though he knew she was
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When it comes down to the basics strict liability actions and negligence actions go hand and hand. When the elements and defenses come into play the actions may differ‚ however‚ where one might not apply the other might apply depending on the extent of care taken by the tortfeasor. Negligence is defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring others or the property belonging to others. This would be if somebody does not exercise the amount of care that a reasonable careful
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Contracts‚ Torts and Product Liability Name Institution Chapters 6 and 7 of John McAdams book are on contracts‚ business torts‚ and product liability respectively. In order to understand these chapters fully‚ I will provide an appropriate case and the court’s ruling due to the influence of factors discussed in these two chapters. Before I discuss this case‚ an introduction on the keywords in these chapters in relation to business law is necessary. A contract is a binding legal
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of Bank’s Liability products Subject: Marketing Management – I Ankita Roy 11DM008 Neha Saha 11DM018 P.Santhosh 11DM028 Siddarth Singh 11DM038 Anirban Dhar 11DM048 Debabrata Subudhi 11DM058 Marketing of Liability Products Introduction; Commercial banks offers a varieties of product to the customers‚ these products are known as ‘’liability product” because they represent liability of the bank. Consumer generally know them as “deposit product”. There are number of Liabilty products‚ some of
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Product Liability Theories of Recovery and Defense In my opinion Wood would most likely win the law suit against either the peanut or the jar manufacturer on the basis of strict liability or negligence‚ which allows a person injured by an unreasonably dangerous product to recover damages from the manufacturer or seller of the product even in the absence of a contract or negligent conduct on the part of the manufacturer or seller (Bagley‚ 2013). Therefore‚ Wood should recover damages even if the
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it is irrelevant whether Jim knew the liquid was vodka because driving while intoxicated is a strict liability offense. Jim’s attorney contends that if the statute‚ which imposes a severe punishment without proving any mens rea on the defendant’s part‚ is a strict –liability statute‚ it would be unconstitutional. ISSUE The issue in this case is whether Michigan Vehicle Code MCL 257.625 is a strict liability statute? RULE MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)‚ Act 300 of 1949‚ MCL 257.625(1) - (1) A person
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Describe the company and the product safety issue that led to the lawsuit. McDonald’s is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants‚ serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. McDonald’s is headquartered in the United States in Oak Brook‚ Illinois. The company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald. In 1948 they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand using production line principles. Businessman Ray Kroc joined
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Occupiers Liability for Dangerous Premises Occupiers’ liability is a field of tort law‚ codified in statute‚ which concerns the duty of care that those who occupy (through ownership or lease) real property owe to people who visit or trespass. It deals with liability that may arise from accidents caused by the defective or dangerous condition of the premises. By the expression “Premises” in the context of this topic is meant‚ not only‚ land and buildings but also vehicles‚ railway carriages‚ scaffolding
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