Cross 9e TBB Ch13 Essay examples

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Chapter 13

Strict Liability and Product Liability

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TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS

1. The extreme risk of an activity is a defense against imposing strict liability.

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2. People who keep domestic animals are strictly liable for any harm inflicted by the animals.

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3. Misrepresentation in an ad is enough to show an intent to induce the reliance of anyone who may use the product.

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4. Manufacturers must use due care in selecting the materials to be used in a product.

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5. A product liability action based on negligence does not require privity of contract between the injured plaintiff and the defendant-manufacturer.

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6. Manufacturers must use due care in inspecting and testing any purchased components used in a product.

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7. The law imposes strict product liability as a matter of public policy based in part on the assumption that manufacturers can better bear the costs associated with injuries caused by their products.

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8. Because many products cannot be made entirely safe for all uses, sellers or lessors are liable only for products that are unreasonably dangerous.

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9. An action in strict product liability requires that a product be in a defective condition caused by its purchaser.

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10. The doctrine of strict liability can be applied to sellers of goods, including manufacturers, but not distributors.

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11. The types of product defects that have traditionally been recognized in product liability law include manufacturing defects.

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12. A manufacturing defect is a departure from a product unit’s design specifications that results in products that are physically flawed.

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13. To successfully assert a design defect, a plaintiff has to show that no reasonable alternative design was available.

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14. Under a theory of market-share liability, a manufacturer sells “shares” of its potential strict liability and thereby spreads the risk and the cost.

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15. There is a duty to warn about risks that are obvious or commonly known.

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16. Sellers are required to take precautions against every conceivable misuse of a product.

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17. Generally, a seller must warn those who purchase its product of the harm that can result from the foreseeable misuse of the product.

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18. Generally, the strict liability of manufactures and other sellers does not extend to injured bystanders.

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19. An injured party may sue only the manufacturer of defective products that are