Exam 7: Business Torts and Product Liability

Key element(s) of the tort of intentional interference with contractual relations is (are):

The ____ is primarily concerned with harms suffered by buyers and other persons who use defective products.

Worker compensation statutes are an example of:

For the doctrine of strict liability to apply:

Intentional torts occur when:

If Andy discovers a defect in the product his company manufactures after the product has already been sold and does not disclose it and Kathleen is injured while using the product she can sue him for:

The key element(s) of the tort of intentional interference with contractual relations is (are):

Under the strict liability doctrine, the focus is on the ____, rather than the reasonableness of the conduct of the manufacturer.

In Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Greenman was injured when a tool his wife bought him malfunctioned. The Supreme Court of California imposed liability based on:

The ____ is primarily concerned with harms suffered by buyers and other persons who use defective products.

Businesses can:

At least $100 billion has been devoted to asbestos litigation.

The rule requiring producers to pay compensation to consumers injured by defective products, even though reasonable care has been exercised, is called:

Under the rule of strict liability in tort the injured party must show that the manufacturer failed to meet the standard of care of the industry in question.

In a intentional misrepresentation suit, the facts alleged to have been presented falsely:

A ____ is, legally, a manufacturer's assurance that a product will meet certain quality and performance standards.

The rule concerning ultrahazardous activities has been applied to:

For a contractual relationship, it is essential that:

Under the rule of caveat emptor, the producer of a defective product that caused injury to a consumer was:

Coch suffered from painful arthritis. Dr. Brooke prescribed an FDA-approved drug made by Sterling that was known to help treat this disease. Sterling knew the drug could cause vision problems and warned doctors about this. Brooke warned Coch of the possible side effects of the drug. After three year's use, Coch began to suffer blurred vision, so Brooke stopped prescribing the medication. Later Coch went blind, probably from the drug. Coch sued the doctor and the drug company. in this case a court would probably: