LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Product Liability
21 Feb 2016
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Law 122 week 4 | tuesday february 9, 2016. Ie: drinking at a bar, your job as the bartender/server to make sure the customer gets home safely. Prudence: a careful person that tends to foreshadow/foresee the possible results of their actions. Standard is higher than a reasonable person in general. No allowance for inexperience (whether it be on the job for 5 days v 5 years, both are the same professional therefor are held at the same standard) No allowance for exaggerated credentials (don"t misrepresent your qualifications, if they"re looking for a doctor in the room and you being a psychiatrist raises your hand, you will be liable for the results/any complications) Would another person that is similarly situated pick the same procedure? (not the same as carelessness) Product liability in canada: manufacturer liable only for careless defects. Instead of pumping the stomach, doctor recommends a pill.
