Products liability and safety : cases and materials / by David G. Owen, John E. Montgomery, Mary J. Davis.
Imprint
New York : The Foundation Press, 2010
Edition
6th ed
Descript
lxi, 994 p. ; 27 cm
CONTENT
An introduction to products liability and safety law -- Neglience -- Tortious misrepresentation -- Warranty --Strict liability in tort -- Manufacturing defects -- Design defects -- Warning defects -- Limiting defectiveness : user choice -- Limiting defectiveness : passage of time -- Regulating defectiveness -- Cause in fact -- Proximate cause -- Defenses bases on plaintiff’s conduct -- Damages -- Special types of defendants -- Special types of products and transactions -- Special issues in automotive litigation -- Spcial issues in toxic substance and mass tort litigation
SUBJECT
Products liability -- United States -- Cases
Product safety -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases