1. Vogel bought a phone made by WiFi Communications Inc. Three months later, after re-charging the battery through a power jack, Vogel picked up the phone only to have it ignite in his hand. Suffering a severe burn, Vogel files suit against WiFi alleging that a design defect in the phone weakened the connection between the power jack and the motherboard, causing the wiring to overheat and creating an unreasonable safety hazard. Can Vogel succeed on his strict product liability claim? Explain.
2. Discuss the requirement that a tort must be “foreseeable”. Mention the Palsgraf case from the text.
Textbook Required:
Title: The Legal Environment of Business
Author: Cross and Miller
Publisher: Cengage Publishing
Year Published: 2019
Edition: 11th
ISBN: 13: 978035712976
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