formed of any irremovable risks that might still attend the use of the product” (337). Therefore, the liability of injury transfers after the seller has fulfilled his duties to the buyer. The second question addresses the issue of the role of government in the regulation of individual choice. Velasquez describes the impact of a government over regulating safety standards. “Such government interference, as we saw earlier, distorts job markets, making them unjust, disrespectful of rights, and inefficient.” (322). The government, then, should step in only insofar as to protect the rights of the consumers and preserve justice. As discussed above, the seller has a moral duty to disclose information concerning potential hazards inherent in a product. The government should reinforce this as a legal duty (which it has) to enable and empower the buyer’s freedom of choice. By requiring the producer to provide full disclosure, the government has protected the right to free choice of the consumer by allowing the consumer to make an educated decision about the product with all available and pertinent information. If the individual accepts that risk, with full knowledge of the potential for harm, then the buyer accepts whatever consequences arise as a result of that free choice. Therefore, the government’s role is to protect the freedom of choice of the individual by allowing the buyers to know what they are doing and freely choose to do it. Additionally, the government should codify legislation to impart retributive and/or compensatory justice in accordance with the ethical arrangement of liability (seller accepts liability until the buyer freely chooses to accept it by accepting the risks). Finally, the third question addresses responsibilities of manufacturers to manufacture a “safe” product. Legally, the manufacturer has significant legislation encouraging the production of a “safe” product. I...
