As stated by the California high court in Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, where Greenman was injured when a tool his wife bought him malfunctioned, manufacturers should bear the costs of injuries their products cause and thus:
A) limited liability should be applied to manufacturers of defective products
B) ultimate liability should be applied to manufacturers of defective products
C) consumers should bear all the risk of using defective products
D) manufacturers should bear some, but not all of the costs, of defective products
E) none of the other choices are correct
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