What Did the Hawaiian Court Determine About Mortgages as a Product

question 63

Multiple Choice

What did the Hawaiian court determine about mortgages as a product under product liability law in the Case Nugget Radford v. Wells Fargo Bank?

• A) That the case was properly dismissed because the defendant did not have a duty of care to protect the plaintiff from a bad mortgage loan.
• B) That a mortgage is in fact "a product" under product liability law.
• C) That mortgages are not a "product" that can be subject to a product liability suit.
• D) That mortgages are a question of fact and a jury trial is warranted to determine if the mortgage should be considered a product.
• E) That federal law placed mortgages in a special category for product liability cases.

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