Negligent Tort
Week 2 Writing Assignment
Negligent Tort
Visit the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission - https://www.cpsc.gov/ website. Click on “Recalls.” Choose one product that has been recalled.
· Describe the product subject to recall, including the recall date, recall number, and the reason for the recall.
· Analyze whether the manufacturer would be liable for negligence if the product had not been recalled and had caused harm to a consumer.
· Discusses the following in relation to the product recall:
· Duty of Care
· Standard of Care
· Breach of the Duty of Care
· Actual Causation
· Proximate Causation
· Actual Injury
· Defenses to Negligence
· Analyze and apply a relevant consumer protection statute identified under “Consumer Protection” in Chapter 8 of your text in conjunction with the product recall that you have identified. Must address the topic with critical thought.
Submit a four-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.