The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781305764460
Author: Frank B Cross/ Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: CENGAGE C
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Chapter 5, Problem 2IS
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Case summary: A company DT markets a product that has the capability of injuring the consumers under certain circumstances.
To find: The company DT’s ethical obligation to remove the product from the market, even when the injury could only be caused due to its misuse.
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