As a Result of an Explosion While Plugging the Wonder

question 6

Multiple Choice

As a result of an explosion while plugging the Wonder "C" Model widget into an electrical socket, Tina was left in a coma for nine years. When she regained consciousness, she wished to bring legal action against the manufacturer, ACME Widget Co., for her injuries. She did not remember much about the events that surrounded the explosion. While doing some research for her case she discovered that there had been an electrical storm on the evening she was using the Wonder "C" when it exploded. Which of the following legal principles would the manufacturer of the widget not be entitled to use?

• A) doctrine of laches
• B) res ipsa loquitur
• C) contributory negligence
• D) act of God
• E) volenti non fit injuria

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Definitions:

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome that are connected by a centromere and separated during cell division.

Nuclear Envelope

The double membrane structure that encloses the nucleus of a cell, separating its contents from the cytoplasm.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell and from each other.

Haploid Stage

A phase in the life cycle of an organism where its cells contain only one set of chromosomes, typical of gametes.