Sail-Away Corporation makes sailboards, which are distributed by Tropical Marketing Company to UV Sports Stores Inc., which sells them to consumers. Wen is injured while using a Sail-Away board that he bought from UV Sports. In a product liability suit based on strict liability, Wen may recover from
A)Sail-Away only.
B)Sail-Away, Tropical, or UV Sports.
C)UV Sports only.
D)none of the choices.

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In a product liability suit based on strict liability, Wen may recover from any party in the distribution chain, including the manufacturer (Sail-Away), the distributor (Tropical), and the retailer (UV Sports). This is because strict liability holds all parties involved in the sale of a defective product responsible, regardless of fault.

Sail-Away Corporation Makes Sailboards, Which Are Distributed by Tropical Marketing