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:

Class II MHC

Molecules found on the surface of certain immune cells that present processed antigens to helper T cells, playing a critical role in the immune response.

Glycoproteins

Proteins that have sugar molecules attached to them, playing critical roles in cell recognition, immune responses, and protection of cells.

Intracellular Pathogens

Microorganisms that invade and replicate within the cells of a host, including viruses, some bacteria, and parasites.

Interleukins

A group of cytokines that were first seen to be expressed by white blood cells (leukocytes) and play an important role in the immune system by regulating cell growth, differentiation, and mobility.