Consumer Safety

The

Nexis Uni

database in the UAGC Library would be a useful source of information for this purpose

Visit the

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

website. Select “Recalls.” Choose one product that has been recalled.

In your 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 Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.

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.

Review the

Academic Voice

resource for additional guidance.

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.