Assume that you are suing the manufacturer. Discuss for which tort you would sue: negligence, strict liability?

Posted by on April 23, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Question by heavens d: Assume that you are suing the manufacturer. Discuss for which tort you would sue: negligence, strict liability?

Product: Arizona Newborn and Infant Denim Pants

According to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC). A product recall had been released on November 25, 2008, Release #09-056 that a recall on J C Penney Co Arizona Newborn and Infant Denim Pants manufactured in Bangladesh in sizes from 0-9 months were found to be hazardous because the metal snap at the waist could detach posing a choking hazard to infants. The recall involves Arizona brand newborn and infant girls and boy’s denim pants. Only those pants made in Bangladesh are affected; pants made in China are not included in the recall. There have not been any Incidents/Injuries reported thus far

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Answer by meeomyo
Neither they spotted the problem before it became an issue and have tried to correct it.I see no basis for a law suit.

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One Response to “Assume that you are suing the manufacturer. Discuss for which tort you would sue: negligence, strict liability?”
  1. Lord Percy Wooster IV says:
    April 23, 2011 at 2:28 am

    neither, you did not demonstrate a loss
    therefor no liability arose, there for no tort

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