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Merchants are protected from negligence claims on their business premises. Merchants are protected from product disparagement claims of their competitors. Merchants are protected from false imprisonment claims of persons detained on suspicion of shoplifting. 6.) Which of the following is the best statement of the test applied in determining if a defendant’s actions were the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries? Was it foreseeable that the defendant was the cause of the plaintiff’s injuries given the nature of those injuries? Was the injury foreseeable to the plaintiff prior to the injury’s occurrence? Was it foreseeable that the defendant’s conduct would lead to the kind of injury that the plaintiff suffered? Was it foreseeable to the plaintiff that the defendant would engage in this conduct 7.) Which of the following is a defect in manufacture? Failure to properly design the product Failure to include adequate instructions for the product Failure to properly test the product Failure to properly package the product 8.) John Harley was on his way home when an assailant stopped his car and threatened to physically harm him if he ever saw him drive on that street again. John can sue the assailant to recover damages for

disparagement battery libel assault 9.) Diane bought an action figure for her son David from Terrence’s Toy Shop. The packaging did not mention that the toy contained small detachable parts. David accidentally swallowed and choked on one of the detachable parts and had to be taken to the hospital. On which of the following product liability charges can Diane sue Terrence’s Toy Shop for damages? Nuisance Fraud Negligence Misrepresentation 10.) How does product disparagement differ from defamation of a nonpublic figure? Malicious intent is required for a disparagement case, but is not required in the defamation case Publication to a third party is required in the defamation case, but not in the disparagement case Publication to a third party is required in the disparagement case, but not in the defamation case Malicious intent is required for the defamation case, but not in the disparagement case 11.) The failure to design an automobile that will properly protect the occupants from a person’s body striking something inside their automobile is known as the

disparagement<br />

battery<br />

libel<br />

assault<br />

9.) Diane bought an action figure for her son David from Terrence’s Toy Shop.<br />

The packaging did not mention that the toy contained small detachable parts.<br />

David accidentally swallowed and choked on one of the detachable parts and had<br />

to be taken to the hospital. On which of the following product liability charges can<br />

Diane sue Terrence’s Toy Shop for damages?<br />

Nuisance<br />

Fraud<br />

Negligence<br />

Misrepresentation<br />

10.) How does product disparagement differ from defamation of a nonpublic<br />

figure?<br />

Malicious intent is required for a disparagement case, but is not required in the<br />

defamation case<br />

Publication to a third party is required in the defamation case, but not in the<br />

disparagement case<br />

Publication to a third party is required in the disparagement case, but not in the<br />

defamation case<br />

Malicious intent is required for the defamation case, but not in the disparagement<br />

case<br />

11.) The failure to design an automobile that will properly protect the occupants<br />

from a person’s body striking something inside their automobile is known as the

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