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1) DISCUSSION QUESTION

Negligence and Product Liability are two of our main topics for this week. Negligence is an “unintentional tort” because it happens by accident. Product Liability arises when one is injured by a defective product.

Consider the scenarios below. Choose one and determine if it describes negligence or product liability. Explain your answer and be sure to discuss the elements of any claims that may arise.

  • Daisy is driving in her car when her phone chimes. She picks up her phone and sees a text from her friend. While responding to the text Daisy runs a red light and causes an accident.
  • Janet just moved from Florida to Minnesota and is enjoying the scenery of a beautiful snowfall when she sees a person slip and fall on the ice on sidewalk in front of her house.
  • Larry is a lumberjack. He decides to purchase a new chainsaw. The first time Larry uses the chainsaw the product malfunctions and Larry is injured.

2) PEER REVIEW #1 (CHRISTINA)

Im going to use the scenario with Daisy driving the car. This is negligence, there is not product default. Texting while driving is against the law. She took her eyes off the road to look at her phone causing an accident. If anything was to happen to the person in the car such as death she can be charged with a felony or even murder charges depending on the state. For SC, I know you will have to pay a fine. This can also be considered reckless endangerment.

3) PEER REVIEW #2 (TANYA)

The topic I choose to discuss is the lumberjack who purchase a new chainsaw and the product malfunctions and cause Larry to get injured. The situation is considered a product liability. Larry is an expertise lumberjack and not a mediocre lumberjack. He knows what he is doing when it comes to using a chainsaw to perform a job. Even though there is a safety warning sticker on the package to safely warn people of the dangers of using a chainsaw Larry can still pursue a case to sue the manufacturer. The product does not have to be safe. The negligent malfunction causes the chainsaw to injure Larry while using the machinery. The manufacturer is negligent because Larry bought the product thinking it was design effectively to work correctly. The manufacturer is negligent because they did not inspect the chainsaw before it is shipped to the distribution stores for customers to purchase. The manufacturer is liable because the chainsaw was in a defective condition when the product was shipped to the distribution stores. Also, this is a case of strict liability to the manufacturer because the product was defective and it has caused harm to the injured party. Once Larry purse his case the manufacturer must have all distribution stores to pull all the products off the floor so customers cannot purchase the product and broadcast the dangers of using the chainsaw on all television news stations. If the distributions stores do not pull the product off the floor and they knew about the defective chainsaw, it would be a strict liability of the distribution store(s), which is a failure to pull the product off the shelves. If the product is not taken down in a reasonable about of time and a customer purchase the product and get hurt, he can sue the distribution store and will try to sue the manufacturer as well for negligence.

 
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