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TFauchery

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on: Aug 2, 2018
How could plaintiff's contributory negligence be the basis for denying a claim in strict liability?
 
  A) because this defense also works for claims lying in negligence
  B) plaintiff knew or should have known the danger
  C) everyone knows that such animals are dangerous
  D) it cannot; that might have an impact on the amount of damages awarded

Question 2

BigBoxStore receives complaints from customers that The Universal Communicator, which it sells,
  has a tendency to meltdown. It decides to settle any claims that customers make but continues to sell
  the device. If a purchaser instead decides to sue BigBoxStore for negligence, the purchaser could
  allege that the breach of duty involved
 
  A) intent to commit fraud
  B) a failure to warn about the device's tendency to melt down
  C) a failure to anticipate problems with the device
  D) a failure to pull all such devices from its shelves


mariahkathleeen

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Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


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