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4. Jeffrey bought a bottle of specialty ketchup at his local SuperMarket Plus. The ketchup had been manufactured and packed in a typical sealed bottle

4. Jeffrey bought a bottle of specialty ketchup at his local SuperMarket Plus. The ketchup had been manufactured and packed in a typical sealed bottle by Good to the Last Drop Ketchup Co. (GLDK). What was unknown to both SuperMarket Plus and Jeffrey was that, during the special manufacturing process for this unique brand of ketchup, a strain of e. coli bacteria began to develop in the ketchup in the sealed bottle. At all times SuperMarket Plus acted in a reasonable manner in storing and displaying the ketchup bottles and had no reason to believe that the ketchup inside the bottles was tainted or damaged in any way. After buying the ketchup, Jeffrey had friends over for burgers and craft brews. He served the ketchup as a condiment to his friends. Jeffrey and several of his friends became severely ill as a result of eating the tainted ketchup. Several of them needed to be hospitalized to fight the e. coli infection. All of Jeffrey and his friends who became ill filed a lawsuit against SuperMarket Plus and GLDK alleging liability under the state's strict products liability standard. Would they be successful in the lawsuit against SuperMarket Plus and GLDK? (A) Not likely against either SuperMarket Plus or GLDK. (B) Likely against SuperMarket Plus but likely not against GLDK. (C) Likely against GLDK but likely not against SuperMarket Plus. (D) Likely against both SuperMarket Plus and GLDK

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