Exam 7: Business Torts and Product Liability

In which of the following cases was the manufacturer held liable based on failure to warn:

In Parish v. ICON, where a person was severely injured when jumping on a trampoline and sued its maker and the maker of a safety net for failure to warn, the Iowa high court held that:

Liability based on negligence may be imposed on a manufacturer if:

The bulk-supplier doctrine holds that the bulk supplier:

The elements needed to establish strict liability in tort do not include which of the following:

A(n) ____ warranty is one the law inserts into the relationship regardless of the actual contract terms.

Flush-O, a toilet cleaner, states clearly on its package that it is poison. Flush-O's cap is easy to remove. A small child opens a bottle left in a bathroom cabinet, drinks some Flush-O, and is injured. If the child's parents sue the makers of Flush-O, Flush-O is likely to:

In a suit for fraud, a plaintiff is presumed to have had the right to rely on any information provided by defendant.

Which of the following activities is an example of an ultrahazardous activity:

Activity that "necessarily involves a risk of serious harm to the person, land, or chattels of another, which cannot be eliminated by the exercise of the utmost care" and "is not a matter of common usage" is called:

Unknown hazards are:

Which of the following is not required to be shown in a successful action on the theory of strict liability in tort?

Parties engaging in ultrahazardous activities are liable for injuries:

To avoid being sued for failure to warn users of products, manufacturers must:

The tort of fraud requires the wrongdoer to have a legal relationship with the tort victim.

Business organizations lobby Congress to impose federal statutory limits on tort damages because they claim that:

In which of the following cases discussed in the text was the manufacturer held liable based on failure to warn:

Unknown hazards products liability cases involve:

Product misuse can be used as a defense in a product liability suit if:

Strict liability for defective products may arise from either an implied warranty or an express warranty.