Meg Is Shopping in Nate's Hardware Store When a Nail

question 59

Essay

Meg is shopping in Nate's Hardware Store when a nail gun in use by Ovid, one of the store's employees, fires without warning and hits Meg in the leg. Nate checks the gun and discovers that it was assembled improperly. Meg files a suit against Power Tools Inc., the maker of the gun, on the ground of strict product liability. What are the elements for an action based on strict product liability? In whose favor is the court likely to rule and why?

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Definitions:

Ozone Hole

A region of significantly depleted ozone in the Earth's stratosphere, primarily over the Antarctic, due to the release of chemical pollutants.

Thermal Inversion

A meteorological condition in which a layer of warm air traps pollution and colder air beneath it, possibly leading to smog and health issues.

Pollution Problems

Environmental issues arising from contaminants in the air, water, and soil, adversely affecting life and the planet's ecosystems.

Troposphere

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, extending from the surface to about 8 to 15 kilometers (5 to 9 miles) high, where nearly all weather occurs.