The plaintiff was injured by a defective intravenous catheter. In order to win a product liability case, what must the plaintiff prove first?
1. The intravenous catheter was defective.
2. The intravenous catheter was used incorrectly.
3. The intravenous catheter was sold to him.
4. The hospital purchases the poorly manufactured intravenous catheters.
3
Rationale: Proving the catheter was defective is not the first step that must be accomplished in a products liability case.
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