Facts – Big Elvis applied for a cleaning staff position at the Bellagio. The job interview required Big Elvis to climb a ladder produced by Get High Ladder Co. The ladder broke when Big Elvis reached the 7th of its 11 rungs.
Parties involved – Big Elvis vs Get High Ladder Co.
Business Law – Product Liability (Strict liability/Failure to warn/product misuse)
• Analysis - There is no doubt that Big Elvis was injured from falling off the ladder. The ladder was manufactured by Get High Ladder Company. The only question that remains centers on liability. Was the product defective? Was there a failure to warn? Was the ladder defectively designed or did Big Elvis exceed the weight limitations of the ladder? All of these questions factor
Parties involved – Big Elvis vs Get High Ladder Co.
Business Law – Product Liability (Strict liability/Failure to warn/product misuse)
• Analysis - There is no doubt that Big Elvis was injured from falling off the ladder. The ladder was manufactured by Get High Ladder Company. The only question that remains centers on liability. Was the product defective? Was there a failure to warn? Was the ladder defectively designed or did Big Elvis exceed the weight limitations of the ladder? All of these questions factor