Dangerous Products,Inc.is currently the defendant in several products liability cases.Which of the following situations would provide the weakest defense for the manufacturer?
A) The plaintiff had received a recall notice addressing the defect which caused the injury,but did not respond to the recall and continued to use the product.
B) The plaintiff was misusing the product,an electric sander,to remove the outer layer of his facial skin in order to improve his facial complexion.
C) The plaintiff had taken one of the company's lawn mowers and modified it to be a ceiling fan which he attached to his bedroom ceiling.
D) The injury occurred when a boy used a drill to drill a hole in his younger brother's arm because the younger brother had broken the older brother's toy car.
E) The plaintiff was misusing an electric wood saw because the owner's manual said to only use it to cut with (along) the grain of the wood and the plaintiff was using it to cut across the grain,causing it to kick up and injure the plaintiff.
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