Assignment Gm520

Week 3: Negligence, Product Liability, Warranties, and Really Hot Coffee - Assignment Help

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Reading:

Chapter 9: Business Torts

Chapter 10: Product Advertising and Liability

Chapter 11: Environmental Regulation

Lecture:

Please read the lecture and view the entertaining video that addresses the important concepts of this week's TCOs.

Assignment: (50 points)

eBook Chapter 9, problem 6, page 313. Analyze Ms. Tom's case and respond to the question within the problem. Be sure to show the elements of the tort which Ms. Tom can allege and apply the facts to them. The case is not available on the internet, but there are cases which use it as precedent on the internet which will help you understand what the court did in this case. Practice doing internet research (using Google) to find a case which uses the Ms. Tom case as precedent. Submit your response to the Dropbox by the end of week 3.

Your assignment is due by Sunday, end of week, 11:59 p.m. (MT). Submit your assignment to the Dropbox located on the silver tab the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these Step-by-Step Instructions or watch this Dropbox Tutorial.

Threaded Discussions: (40 points)

• TCO C Thread (graded)

• TCO C/F Thread (graded)

• Q & A Forum... for your questions and comments (not graded)

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I agree that is a foreseeable case, but nevertheless it is a very rare one. Who installed the unit? Was it someone from the store that he bought it from or was it the customer or someone else? It could've been just a pinhole causing leak. That's all it takes for the freon to leak out fairly quickly. I've seen heating/ac coils tested up to 500 psi and show no leaks. The unit could have been dropped during shipping or many things could have caused a pinhole leak in the tubing or a small rupture due to bent and/or damaged...