• Introductory Sentence: Begin with an introductory sentence or very brief paragraph that states your conclusion to the questions asked.
• Concluding Sentence: End the discussion with a concluding sentence or a very brief paragraph that summarizes your conclusion/what you discussed.
• Support Arguments and Positions: Please refer to the module in Content, "How to Support Arguments and Positions".

Learning Activity

Background Facts You Need To Know:TLG has scheduled another meeting with the Viral Clean ("Clean") owners to further discuss the risks and liabilities of tort law. This meeting will focus specifically and only on product liability.

Winnie and Ralph asked you to participate in the Clean meeting and be prepared to discuss specific product liability risks related to Clean's use and resale of EPI cleaning products. EPI is a manufacturer of environmentally friendly products.

Instructions

Report You Need To Prepare: Make a summary report addressing the following questions to use as a basis for discussion in Clean's meeting with TLG and to educate Clean's owners about potential risks and liabilities under product liability law. Your report must focus only on product liability law.

• A: Discuss what a plaintiff would need to show using the negligence theory of product liability against Clean and compare this to what a plaintiff would need to show in a strict product liability claim against Clean for reselling EPI cleaning products.
• B: Recommend specific actions that Clean could take to reduce its liabilities under negligence and strict product liability law for reselling EPI cleaning products.

DO NOT discuss the warranties liabilities Clean could face, Warranties will be addressed in the Discussion this week.

Tips for Formatting Report: The report should use the following format

REPORT

TO: Winnie James, Ralph Anders

FROM: (your name)

DATE:

RE: EPI and Clean Product Liability

Use business memo format for your submission (an executive summary with your conclusions, a statement of issues, paragraphs with headings summarizing your paragraph and citations in the text as well as at the end of your paper).