EquiMeds Company and GenDrugs Inc. make and distribute prescription drugs. In a product-liability suit against both parties, the court is most likely to impose market-share liability if it cannot be proved which of the parties
A)was in privity with the injured plaintiff.
B)exercised the least amount of due care in making the product.
C)supplied the particular product that caused the injury.
D)holds the largest share of the market for the product.

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Market-share liability is a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to recover damages from multiple manufacturers of the same product based on their proportionate share of the market when it is impossible to determine which manufacturer's product caused the injury. This approach is most applicable when the court cannot establish which party supplied the specific product that resulted in harm.