The Ford Pinto Case - When Corporate Negligence Leads to Death
Leandra - B.A. PoliSci; Law Student (she/her)
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Students will learn about the infamous Ford Pinto case as an example of a high-profile civil lawsuit. Students will learn about products liability and negligence and will be able to discuss their thoughts on this case.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
We all trust manufacturers to only sell things that are safe. They'd never purposefully put something on the market they knew could hurt us, right? Enter the Ford Pinto. A car that was created to be so affordable, ANYONE could buy it. To make the car so affordable, however, certain things were sacrificed in the product's design. Now, I'm not talking just aesthetic components were sacrificed; SAFETY components were also sacrificed. The Pinto would explode when rear-ended. While car fires and...
I have six years experience working as a paralegal at various law firms and have real-world experience working with lawyers and clients. I am also a law school student that excelled in the topic of Torts, earning a 4.3 in Torts I and a 4.0 in Torts II. I also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for my performance in my Torts I class.
Students will hear about how the manufacturing defects of the Ford Pinto led to many deaths by car fire/explosion. Students will not be shown any pictures and will not see anything gruesome. However, if the thought or imagining of these events would traumatize your students, I would advise your student to not take this class.
Full opinion: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co. (1981) https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/119/757.html [primary source] Prosser, Wade, & Schwartz’s Torts: Cases and Materials (14th edition) [secondary source]
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(269)
I have been teaching on Outschool since April 2020 and it has been such a wonderful experience! I aim to offer fun, interesting, and unique classes to learners. I have 8 years of experience tutoring children and three years of experience as an...
Group Class
$60
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-12 learners per class
