The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Case summary: The person C got distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck while driving through interstate. This resulted in the smashing of several vehicles in front of him and injuring the persons B, M, and others. A lawsuit was filed against the maker of the texting system G by the injured motorists.

To find: Cause of the accident in the above-case and the appropriate product design that must not distract the drivers.

Summary Introduction

Case summary: The person C got distracted by a texting system in the cab of his tractor-trailer truck while driving through interstate. This resulted in the smashing of several vehicles in front of him and injuring the persons B, M, and others. A lawsuit was filed against the maker of the texting system G by the injured motorists.

To Explain: The responsibility of the manufacturer to design a product that must not distract drivers.

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