Business Legal Environment Recalls

Description

• Visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission external site. website. Select “Recalls.” Choose one product that has been recalled. In the paper,
• Describe the product subject to recall, including the recall date, recall number, and the reason for the recall.
• Analyze whether the manufacturer or any other parties would be liable for negligence if the product had not been recalled and had caused harm to a consumer. This should include a discussion of the following elements of negligence:
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of the duty of care
  • Actual causation
  • Proximate causation
  • Actual injury
• Analyze if a potential lawsuit could involve a claim of product liability. How would this differ from a claim of negligence?
• Discuss if the manufacturer or any other parties associated with the recall product would have a defense to claim of negligence or product liability.
• Analyze a consumer protection statute identified under “Consumer Protection” in Chapter 8 of your text that is relevant to the product recall that you have identified.
• Explain how this statute applies to the product involved.

The Consumer Safety paper

• must be 4 to 5 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA guidelines.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
  • title of assignment in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
• must use APA Level Headings.
• must use at least 3 credible sources.