The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case Summary: The person B fed a powdered infant formula to her daughter which was manufactured by the company N. She claimed that one of the cans of the formula was contaminated with bacteria which caused severe injury to her daughter. She filed a case against the company N in Minnessota. The company demanded for a change of venue as the harm occurred in South Carolina and also, the person B is a resident there and has given birth to her daughter in that state iteself.
To Explain: The possibilty of the case to be transferred to South Carolina.
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