David, a farmer, supplies organic free range eggs on a regular basis to the Peak Park Hotel and Country Club. David's hens, and the eggs they produce, have become infected with salmonella. The Hotel uses the infected raw eggs to prepare a mayonnaise for Ian and Janet's wedding reception. Many of the guests are taken ill after the reception and Sybil, Janet's 90-year-old grandmother, dies.
(a) Identify the different types of legal proceedings which might arise from these facts.
(b) For each type of legal action you have identified in (a), discuss the nature of the legal liability and the purpose or objective of taking legal action.