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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Chapter 7, Problem 3CT
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Case summary:A person D was employed in the company N. The person D, while working on a forklift, moved out of the seat and unintendedly stepped on vehicle’s active gearshift. Due to this, the forklift moved backward causing injuries to the person D. A lawsuit was filed by the person D against the manufacturer of forklift M and the company N, claiming under product liability. The manufacturer M in defense stated that the company N altered the vehicle after delivery and disabled the security switch. The security switch was installed to prevent accidents caused by sudden use of an active gearshift.
To Find: The person D’s success in an action against the company N.
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