Products liability and safety cases and materials
by David G. Owen, John E. Montgomery, Mary J. Davis.
- 5th ed.
- New York, N.Y. The Foundation Press 2007.
- lxi, 964 p. 26 cm.
- University case book series .
Includes index.
An introduction to products liability and safety law -- Theories of manufacturer liability: Negligence; Tortuous misrepresentation; Warranty; Strict liability in tort -- Concept of defectiveness: Manufacturing defects; Design defects; Warning defects; Regulating defectiveness; Limiting defectiveness, user choice; Limiting defectiveness, passage of time -- Causation: Cause in fact; Proximate cause -- Defenses and damages: Defenses based on plaintiff's conduct; Damages -- Special types of defendants, products, and transactions: Special types of defendants; Special types of products and transactions -- Special types of litigation: Special issues in automotive litigation; Special issues in toxic substance and mass tort litigation.
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Products liability--United States.--Cases. Product safety--Law and legislation--United States.--Cases.