Law and Ethics Assignment: Negligent Tort
Visit the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission website. Click on "Recalls." Choose one product that has been recalled.
• Describe the product subject to recall, including the recall date, recall number, and the reason for the recall.
• Analyze whether the manufacturer would be liable for negligence if the product had not been recalled and had caused harm to a consumer.
• Discusses the following in relation to the product recall:
o Duty of Care
o Standard of Care
o Breach of the Duty of Care
o Actual Causation
o Proximate Causation
o Actual Injury
• Defenses to Negligence
• Analyze and apply a relevant consumer protection statute identified under "Consumer Protection" in Chapter 8 of your text in conjunction with the product recall that you have identified. Must address the topic with critical thought.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.