Question: PROMPT : Read the assigned reading Reading 8.4 A Primer on Product Liability on P. 477, and Case 8.5 Peanut Corporation of America: Salmonella and

PROMPT:

Read the assigned reading Reading 8.4 "A Primer on Product Liability" on P. 477, and Case 8.5 "Peanut Corporation of America: Salmonella and Indicted Leaders" on P. 180. of Textbook:

Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings, 9th Edition by Marianne M. Jennings

ISBN 9780357453872

QUESTIONS:

1) After reading Reading 8.4 answer: i) Which legal theory of products liability do you think poses the potential for the most economic harm to a company, a product liability lawsuit founded in contract, or a product liability lawsuit founded in tort? ii) Explain why you believe in your position.

2) Answer Case 8.5 Discussion Question 1. "Discuss the theories for imposing liability on Peanut Corp."

3) In your opinion, based on what you have learned so far in the class, drawing from any of the Units studied so far and even Unit 8, what can companies do to avoid running into products liability lawsuits of the kind discussed ?

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