BLaw 210 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Exam Outline of Current Lecture II III Dodge v Ford McDonald s case Current Lecture IV V VI Dodge v Ford Motor Company 204 Mich 459 170 NW668 1919 a My ambition said Mr Ford is to employ still more men to spread the benefits of this industrial system to the greatest number to help them build up their lives and their homes To do this we are putting the greatest share of our profits back in the business i Apple dealt with similar situation where is all of your cash going ii Henry Ford said no more dividends would be paid but shareholders demanded their money 1 He wanted to put the money back into the company iii Should he pay up or should they realize they ll just get more money in the long run if they don t 1 Court decision Ford had to pay In general the American civil justice system performs 5 functions a Keeping people i Honest ii Accountable iii Responsible iv Safe v Careful b These components uphold the principles of equal justice under the law McDonalds Case a Parents claimed McD s didn t properly warn them their food would make their kids fat b How is a restaurant responsible for the food a parent chooses to feed their child McD s didn t force feed them if anyone did it was the parents Tobacco industry has warning yet how many people still smoke These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i Frivolous lawsuit ii Case was dismissed
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