The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (plaintiff) v. carabiner manufacturer(defendant)
In the first lawsuit, The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the plaintiff, may have the potential to to sue the carbineer manufacturer, the defendant, for selling a defective product since the carabiner was rated for 1500+ pounds, the plus is the key in the rating, how much plus does that mean, and what can it potentially be defined as. The defendant, ACME, Inc., could claim that the carabiner was only rated for 1500 lbs. Since the The Ringling Bros.and Barnum & Bailey Circus added more weight than the carabiner was rated at. Thus causing the carabiner to fail. ACME inc. has a greater potential to win that suit. While the Ringling Bros.