The Ford Pinto Case (1972) • Rear-end Collision. • The Ford Pinto exploded. • The survivor and the relatives of the killed driver sued Ford Motor Company. • Design defect on the fuel tank. • Ford paid for compensatory damages and punitive damages. • About 50 suits againts Ford for the defective Pinto fuel tank. EE 90 - EE LAW‚ ETHICS‚ AND CONTRACTS(2nd SEMES TER AY 2012-2013) Engr. Raymond Joseph Marqueses Department of Electrical Engineering‚ CEAT‚ UPLB 1 1/23/2013 The Ford Pinto
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of Marketing" BusinessWeek Online‚ 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. Sagert‚ Kelly Boye (2007). The 1970s (American Popular Culture Through History). Greenwood International. p. 213. Volkswagen buys control of car designer Italdesign" "1971 Ford Pinto". The 50 worst cars of all-time list. 2007-09-07. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0‚28804‚1658545_1658498_1657866‚00.html.
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Honesty in the Business World Honesty in our daily life should be our most important value. Dishonesty in the can be found in every corner of our lives. It can be found in our government‚ our companies‚ and even our families. Maintaining honest attributes in our lives is difficult in a world that is full of corruption‚ lies‚ and secrets. Because of these traits those who are honest stand above the crowd. Your honest behavior may inspire others to stand up with you or cause others to try and look
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reading the two assigned papers discussing the Ford Pinto fires‚ it is easy for someone to judge Gioia’s decisions as fallible before all the factors are in place. For example‚ the culture of the Ford motor company at the time‚ Gioa’s mental state. I believe he feels very responsible and that is why he wrote the paper and uses it as a living case study in his MBA classes. From Hookers generalization test I believe Gioia’s decision not to recall the Ford Pinto would pass. The main reason I feel his decision
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Part A There are two important questions that I would ask myself before deciding whether or not to blow the whistle. If I do blow the whistle‚ will I be able to live with the consequences of revealing the food safety problems that are present at Delectables Corp.‚ knowing that it may hurt the company and the people that work there? On the other hand‚ if I don’t blow the whistle‚ will I be able to live knowing about the food safety concerns and not doing anything about them to save the face of
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There are die-hard fans of Western movies and those who watch Westerns for the action and the great nature scenes and of course those darling horses. There are some Western movies that I like with actors like John Wayne but I was never a real fan. Let’s step back in time to look at a famous cowboy actor named Tom Mix. He died a very strange death on October 12‚ 1940. Mix had was involved in a car accident close to his ranch in Florence‚ Arizona. He was driving his single-seat roadster along a straight
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In order to have consideration each party must either promise to provide a detriment or benefit to one another. From a legal perspective Mario does not have a legal obligation to Trudy. Mario’s promise of giving Trudy the $500 was gratuitous. Trudy had not saved Mario from the ditch with the intention of getting something in return. Mario’s consideration was given before he had contemplated the contract. There was no mutuality and therefore their can is no consideration. When Trudy offered to help
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Does Color Really Matter When It Comes to Auto Insurance? When you purchase auto insurance‚ there are a lot of factors your car insurance company considers when they quote you an insurance rate. For instance‚ they take into consideration your age‚ your driving record‚ and how far you drive to and from work. One school of thought that’s prevalent is that they also consider the color of your car. Auto Insurance Companies Are Color Blind The truth is‚ the color of your car doesn’t affect the rate you
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Before JOLLY‚ JONES and BARKSDALE‚ Circuit Judges.John Escamilla (argued)‚ Rodriguez‚ Tovar‚ Calvillo & Garcia‚ McAllen‚ TX‚ for Plaintiffs-Appellants. David C. Duggins (argued)‚ Trek C. Doyle‚ Clark‚ Thomas & Winters‚ Austin‚ TX‚ for Chrysler Corp. David Richard Tippetts‚ Wilson‚ Elser‚ Moskowitz‚ Edelman & Dicker‚ Houston‚ TX‚ for TRW Inc. and TRW Vehicle Safety Systems‚ Inc. Keith Neill Uhles‚ Ewing Edben Sikes‚ III‚ Jon Daniel Brooks‚ Royston‚ Rayzor‚ Vickery & Williams‚ Brownsville‚ TX‚ for
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Immanuel Kant would have would have certainly believed that Ford acted wrongly by not upgrading the integrity of the Pinto’s fuel system after learning about the danger of explosions in low-speed rear end collisions. Kantian deontology asserts that “nothing can possibly be conceived in the world‚ or even out of it‚ which can be called good‚ without qualification‚ except a good will.” (Kant 1). Although some human qualities are intrinsically valuable‚ or good for their own sake‚ Kant believes that
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