TY - BOOK AU - Owen,David G. AU - Montgomery,John E. AU - Davis,Mary J. TI - Products liability and safety: cases and materials T2 - University case book series SN - 1599411806 AV - KF 1296 .A7 O96 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - The Foundation Press KW - Products liability KW - United States KW - Cases KW - Local KW - Product safety KW - Law and legislation N1 - 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 ER -