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Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law 13th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller
Edition 13ISBN: 978-1305087859Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law 13th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller
Edition 13ISBN: 978-1305087859 Exercise 2
BUSINESS Case Problem with Sample Answer: Product Liability.
![BUSINESS Case Problem with Sample Answer: Product Liability. While driving on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, Carroll Jett became distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck. He smashed into several vehicles that were slowed or stopped in front of him, injuring Barbara and Michael Durkee and others. The injured motorists filed a suit in a federal district court against Geologic Solutions, Inc., the maker of the texting system, alleging product liability. Was the accident caused by Jett's inattention or the texting device? Should a manufacturer be required to design a product that is incapable of distracting a driver? Discuss. [Durkee v. Geologic Solutions, Inc., 2013 WL 14717 (4th Cir. 2013)]](https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/SM2134/11eb9f6d_06bf_d9c0_b540_2718b88c52ef_SM2134_00.jpg)
While driving on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, Carroll Jett became distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck. He smashed into several vehicles that were slowed or stopped in front of him, injuring Barbara and Michael Durkee and others. The injured motorists filed a suit in a federal district court against Geologic Solutions, Inc., the maker of the texting system, alleging product liability. Was the accident caused by Jett's inattention or the texting device? Should a manufacturer be required to design a product that is incapable of distracting a driver? Discuss. [Durkee v. Geologic Solutions, Inc., 2013 WL 14717 (4th Cir. 2013)]
While driving on Interstate 40 in North Carolina, Carroll Jett became distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck. He smashed into several vehicles that were slowed or stopped in front of him, injuring Barbara and Michael Durkee and others. The injured motorists filed a suit in a federal district court against Geologic Solutions, Inc., the maker of the texting system, alleging product liability. Was the accident caused by Jett's inattention or the texting device? Should a manufacturer be required to design a product that is incapable of distracting a driver? Discuss. [Durkee v. Geologic Solutions, Inc., 2013 WL 14717 (4th Cir. 2013)]
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Cengage Advantage Books: Business Law 13th Edition by Roger LeRoy Miller
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