Frieda Is Working on a Construction Site When She Is

question 61

Multiple Choice

Frieda is working on a construction site when she is injured on the job in the collapse of a Girder Company-made ceiling beam. At the time,Frieda is not wearing a hard hat or any other safety gear. In Frieda's product liability suit against Girder,the company can most successfully raise the defense of

• A)preemption.
• B)inadequate warning.
• C)comparative negligence.
• D)product misuse.

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