Products Liability

by Fischer, David A.; Green, Michael D.; Powers, William, Jr.; Sanders, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780314252388
• ISBN10: 031425238X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: West Group

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
Table of Cases	xvii
Table of Statutes	xxxi
Introduction	1	(12)
History	1	(2)
Negligence	3	(5)
Misrepresentation	8	(5)
Warranty	13	(35)
Introduction	13	(2)
Express Warranty	15	(10)
Implied Warranty of Merchantability	25	(4)
Implied Warranty of Fitness for Particular Purpose	29	(3)
Persons Who Are Protected: Privity of Contract	32	(3)
Remedies	35	(1)
Disclaimers	35	(8)
Remedy Limitations	43	(4)
Notice and Statutes of Limitation	47	(1)
Emergence of Strict Tort Liability	48	(33)
Adoption	48	(6)
Policies Underlying Strict Liability	54	(27)
Defect	81	(233)
Introduction	81	(1)
Manufacturing Defects	82	(10)
Design Defects	92	(125)
Warning Defects	217	(97)
Causation in Fact	314	(32)
Tests for Determining Causation	314	(2)
Proof of Causation	316	(30)
Proof of Defect and Causation	346	(100)
Industry Standard and Custom	345	(13)
Tracing a Defect to the Defendant	358	(10)
Post-Accident Remedial Measures	368	(10)
Expert Witnesses	378	(68)
Proximate Cause	446	(18)
Introduction	446	(7)
Product Alteration	453	(11)
The Effect of Statutes and Regulations	464	(145)
Relevance of Statutes	464	(8)
Regulation	472	(17)
Preemption	489	(120)
Damages	609	(55)
In General	509	(2)
Pecuniary Loss and Harm to Property	511	(11)
Mental Distress	522	(13)
Punitive Damages	535	(29)
Apportionment of Liability Among Multiple Parties	564	(1)
Consumer Conduct Defenses and Comparative Responsibility	564	(34)
Apportioning Liability Among Defendants and the Special Role of Employers: Contribution and Indemnity	598	(31)
Statutes of Limitation and Repose	629	(35)
Parties and Transactions Governed by Strict Liability	664	(72)
Parties Who Can Be Sued	654	(21)
Transactions Covered By Strict Tort Liability and Warranty	675	(61)
Complex Litigation	736	(77)
Issue Preclusion/Collateral Estoppel	736	(12)
Multidistrict Litigation	748	(5)
Class Actions	753	(60)
Index	813