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  • Essay / Liability in the Legal Business Environment

    Under what theory(s) of product liability can Kolchek sue to recover for Litisha's injuries? Could Kolchek sue Porter or Great Lakes? In the event that Kolchek sues to compensate for Litisha's injuries, she can be sure of this under liability for negligence. Every product must be fully tested in every way possible to see if it works properly and if it will harm people. There should not be a whole that is not covered. As noted in our book The Legal Environment of Business, "if a manufacturer fails to take necessary precautions to make a product safe, a person injured by the product can sue the manufacturer for negligence." Kolchek could sue the manufacturer. In this case, it’s the Great Lakes Spa. Porter was just a company that sold the product. Great Lakes Spa should have taken the initiative to thoroughly examine its products before offering them to individuals. As in our book The Legal Environment of Business it is stated: “A manufacturer, seller or lesser is liable for failure to exercise reasonable care to any person who suffers an injury caused nearby by a (defective) product manufactured by negligence. » be necessary for Kolchek to succeed in a product liability action against Great Lakes? As in our book The Legal Environment of Business it says, “Any person injured by a product can sue for negligence even if they were not the only person who actually purchased the product from.” Therefore, no, contract priority would not be required for Kolchek to succeed in a product liability action against Great Lakes, because the buyer does not need to be directly involved in manufacturing, as long as the product was made from the manufacturing itself. For ...... middle of paper ...... as charged for sale to a police officer while on duty. The employee did not know that the police officer was still on duty because he had removed his armband. The author stated that the tort of strict liability is not intentional. Which is true, how can anyone be held responsible for the actions of others if they have no idea what is going on. People cannot read minds and should be held responsible for their own actions. Works CitedCross, Frank B. and Roger LeRoy Miller. "Ch. 13: Strict liability and product liability." The legal business environment: text and case law, 8th edition. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning Custom Solutions, 2012. 294-297. Print."Strict responsibilities." Professor of law. Np, and Web. February 26. 2014. .