Read the Mother Jones article, read Grimshaw v. The Ford Motor Company, and conduct any independent research that you need to fully answer the following questions.
• What was the design defect involved in this case? Fully describe how the design defect was dangerous.
• What should The Ford Company have done differently?
• Is it ethical to use a cost/benefit analysis, as The Ford Company did in this case, when the company knows of a danger that can be reduced by design changes?
The reading is located in the following links:
-Mother Jones Article: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness/
-Grimshaw v. The Ford Motor Company: https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/3d/119/757.html