Hurtin Snow Gear manufactures snowboards and snowboard boots.  One day while in a snowboarding competition, Red Shott who is a professional snowboarded was wearing his Hurtin boots.  As he was performing his stunts, his left boot suddenly released from its binding and Red suffered a terrible fall, breaking his leg. After investigation, Hurtin decided to recall about 4800 units of the boots sold between November 2016 and December 2017.  They found that the cleats installed on boots manufactured during that time were defective and that the defects were undetected by the testing facilities. Prior to Red's injury, testing consisted of one run down a ski slope without any jumps. After Red's injury, Hurtin changed its testing to include jumps, which had always been part of snowboarding.   Red sues Hurtin for his injuries and loss of income while injured. Evaluate Red's suit including all elements and any defenses that apply.

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Elements of Reds Suit To succeed in a product liability lawsuitRed must prove the following elements Duty of care Hurtin had a duty of care to Red to ... View the full answer