1. A consumer buys a television made by XYZ company from TownElectronics. The
consumer hosts a party to watch a football game. The TV explodes,injuries the consumer (who
becomes paralyzed from the neck down), guests and damages thehouse. The consumer’s wife is
not injured. Describe what tort suits may be brought, by whom, onwhat theories and the
damages that may be sought and from whom?
2. John is a 41 year old white male who works for NewCo. Hisfemale boss, a 38 year-old
female Vice President named Mary, has tried to seduce John severaltimes, but John has rebuffed
her advances. Although everyone in the company gets a 3 percentraise, Mary gives John only a
1 percent raise, telling him that “you know what you need to do toget a bigger raise.†John
complains to the President of NewCo, who tells John to “don’t be anold fart, do what you need
to do to get ahead in this company.†John says he will not, and thenext day, he is fired and is
replaced by a 38 year old man who John later learns slept with Maryand got a raise the next day.
What claims does John have against NewCo? Please make reference tothe appropriate statutes
by name.
