Alice's Aspirin Inc, produces and packages aspirin for sale to retail stores. Bob buys a bottle of Alice's aspirin at Dahl's Food Stores. Two days later Bob's friend, Hank, takes two aspirin while at Bob's house. Within minutes, Hank is very ill and is rushed to the hospital, where it is found that a defect in the aspirin caused the reaction. Which of the following is correct?
a. Hank can sue both Alice's Aspirin Inc. and Dahl's under tort theories because he is an injured party due to the defective product.
b. Hank cannot sue anyone because he assumed the risk of taking the aspirin.
c. Hank cannot sue anyone because he is not in privity with Dahl's or Alice's.
d. Hank can sue but will not be able to recover consequential damages for his medical expenses.
a
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