Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. sold a ceramic pot, called the FireBurners Pot, with a stainless steel

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. sold a ceramic pot, called the “FireBurners” Pot, with a stainless steel fuel reservoir at its center and a bottle of gelled fuel called “FireGel.” A red sticker on the fire pot warned, “DON’T REFILL UNTIL FLAME IS OUT & CUP IS COOL.” “CARE AND USE INSTRUCTIONS” with the product cautioned, in a “WARNINGS” section, “Do not add fuel when lit and never pour gel on an open fire or hot surface.” The label on the back of the fuel gel bottle instructed, “NEVER add fuel to a burning fire,” and under a bold “WARNING” stated, “DANGER, FLAMMABLE LIQUID & VAPOR.” M.H., a minor, was injured when a fire pot in one of the products—bought from Bed Bath & Beyond—was refueled with the gel and an explosion occurred. Safer alternatives for the design of the fire pot existed, but its manufacturer chose not to use them. In these circumstances, is Bed Bath & Beyond ethically responsible for the injury to M.H.? Discuss. [M.H. v. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc., 156 A.D.3d 33, 64 N.Y.S.3d 205 (1 Dept. 2017)] (See Ethics and the Role of Business.)

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Business Law Text And Cases

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Authors: Kenneth W. Clarkson, Roger LeRoy Miller

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