ACTIVITY 4
MB655 Business Law
Lesson 4: Law and Business Associations
Activity 4: Theories of Product Liability
Your activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.
View the following video: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/consumer-group-demands-new-car-seat-safety-standards/.
Then read this article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/audi-loses-124-million-texas-verdict-over-seat-back-failure.
Based upon what you learned in Lesson 3, please do the following:
Part A Prepare an argument that explains the theories of recovery consumers might use in similar product liability lawsuits.
Part B The 11 year old boy in the lawsuit mentioned in the video and article above was not in a booster seat. The father, seated in the front, was not wearing a seatbelt. Explain what defenses may be available to car manufacturers when similar injuries are involved. Consult Chapters 11 and 12 of your textbook. (100 points) (2-pages required.)
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
