Strict Liability - Chen buys a television set manufactured by Quality TV Appliance

Strict Liability

Use the IRAC Formula to cover the rule of law and apply it to the situation.

Chen buys a television set manufactured by Quality TV Appliance, Inc. She is going on vacation, so she takes the set to her mother's house for her mother to use. Because the set is defective, it explodes, causing her mother to be seriously injured. Chen's mother sues Quality to obtain compensation for her injury and for the damage to her house. Under what product liability theory or theories might Chen's mother recover damages from Quality?

Limit answers to approximately two paragraphs. Use the IRAC formula to address the situation. Cover the rule of law and briefly apply it to the situation.