Exam 7: Business Torts and Product Liability

When an injured party is allowed to sue all manufacturers of a defective product, so that all these manufacturers might be liable together, this is sometimes called:

In the 1913 case Mazetti v. Armour, the court held that privity of contract had to be proved before a plaintiff could sue a food company for breach of warranty in a product defect case.

Each year about one-half million tort suits are filed. Most are in ____ courts.

In Baxter v. Ford Motor, where Baxter lost an eye because the glass in his car windshield was not shatterproof as Ford had claimed, Ford's liability was based on:

The tort of misrepresentation can be based on:

The main author of the Restatement (Second) of Torts is the Association of State Supreme Courts.

The case that led in adopting a general rule imposing strict liability in tort was:

As seen in Baxter v. Ford Motor, where Baxter lost an eye because the glass in his car windshield was not shatterproof as Ford had claimed, misrepresentation about product quality in advertising may be the basis for:

The legal standard articulated in MacPherson v. Buick Motor, regarding negligence in of producers of products dominated product liability law until:

When Tylenol was sued for failure to warn of possible damage to livers by Tylenol users who drink alcohol, the court held Tylenol's make not liable because alcohol is an unavoidably dangerous product.

While sitting beside a swimming pool, a neighbor, Bob, a roof installer, tells you that you should buy stock in HotNet because it is about to skyrocket in value. You invest all your money in the stock, which then drops to zero. You:

Liability based on negligence:

The American Law Institute's definition of strict liability has been revised in:

E Corp. sold five million toasters. The company never had a safety problem. One of its toasters, for no clear reason, electrocutes the son of the woman who bought the toaster. In her suit against E Corp. for the death of her son (a tort), the company is likely to be held:

In cases involving strict liability for product failure based on contract law, the basis of the case is the relationship between which of the following parties?

In Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, where Greenman was injured when a tool his wife bought him malfunctioned, the California high court stated the reason why strict liability should be applied to manufactures of defective products. The reason is:

About a half-million tort cases are filed each year.

"Big Red" is a popular car. The dash board is covered with little steel studs. In an accident, Betty, sitting next to her boyfriend and not wearing a seat belt, smashes her face on the dash board. The steel studs make the injuries worse. Her boyfriend is at fault in the accident. Betty sues the maker of "Big Red" for injuries. She is likely to:

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

Under the strict liability doctrine, the focus is on the problems with the product, rather than: