Caffeine & Co. is the manufacturer of a home coffee brewer called Coffee, Coffee, Coffee, which brews a cup of hot coffee in just 20 seconds using a unique very high water pressure water system.

Excited to have her morning coffee even faster, Rory buys a Coffee, Coffee, Coffee machine from Spacious Home, a New York City retailer of home goods. After using the machine for several weeks, Rory is making her morning coffee when steam suddenly escapes from the machine, causing severe burns to Rorys hands and face. In actual consumer usage, the seal on the machine tended to loosen, allowing burning hot steam to escape. Rory later discovers that 500 people have suffered similar injuries in the six months the Coffee, Coffee, Coffee machine has been on the market.

(a) Rory sues Caffeine & Co. for $2 million dollars in damages for her injuries. If Rory sues Caffeine & Co. under Strict Product Liability what would she have to show to prove her case?

(b) May Rory sue Spacious Home under Strict Product Liability? Why or why not?