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Products Liability (Frumer, Friedman, Sklaren)

The most frequently cited and respected authority in the field of products liability


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 11 volumes, looseleaf, updated 3 times a year , BOOK
ISBN: 9780820515601
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    The most frequently cited and respected authority in the field. Covers every facet of the law, including:

    • Parties liable: manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, middlemen, repairers, advertisers, and government
    • Theories of liability: negligence, strict liability in tort, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty and fraud
    • Statute of limitations, conflict of law, indemnity and contribution, class actions, multi-district litigation, defenses, insurance, European draft legislation, state legislation, UPLA
    • Evidence
    • Newly emerging topics: vaccines; government contract defense; human factors in products liability; proposed federal products liability legislation; manufacturer's criminal liability; products liability and bankruptcy; liability of successor corporations and product line liability

      Discusses over 700 different products and product categories and provides a unique Table of Cases by product.

      Products Liability also delivers:

      • State products liability legislation and statutory references
      • A volume on design and product safety engineering
      • Relevant Senate and House Committee Reports
      • Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability (Proposed Final Draft)
      • Federal pre-emption of airbag claims

        First published 1960. Also available on CD-ROM.

    VOLUME 1
    Chapter 1 Products Liability History
    Chapter 2 Products Liability Theories
    Chapter 3 Causation and Collective Liability in Products Liability Litigation
    Chapter 4 Products Liability Plaintiffs
    Chapter 5 Products Liability Defendants
    Chapter 6 Liability of Entities in the Chain of Distribution
    Chapter 7 Liability of Successor Corporations
    Chapter 8 Strict Liability

    VOLUME 2
    Chapter 9 Breach of Warranty
    Chapter 10 Negligence
    Chapter 11 Manufacturing and Design Defects
    Chapter 12 Warnings
    Chapter 13 Damages
    Chapter 13A Illustrative Awards and Settlements
    Chapter 14 Punitive Damages
    Chapter 15 Indemnity, Contribution, and Apportionment of Damages

    VOLUME 3
    Chapter 16 Jurisdiction, Venue and Related Principles
    Chapter 17 Discovery in Products Liability Litigation
    Chapter 18 Evidence in Products Liability Litigation
    Chapter 19 Multiple Litigation
    Chapter 20 Death Actions
    Chapter 21 Enhanced Injury Litigation
    Chapter 22 Automotive Products Liability Law
    Chapter 23 Products Liability and Bankruptcy

    VOLUME 4
    Chapter 24 Federal Preemption and Products Liability Litigation
    Chapter 25 Conflict of Laws
    Chapter 26 Statutes of Limitation
    Chapters 27-29 [Reserved]
    Chapter 30 United States Government Liability
    Chapter 31 The Government Contract Defense
    Chapter 32 Products Liability in Maritime Law
    Chapters 33-34 [Reserved]
    Chapter 35 Manufacturers' Criminal Liability
    Chapters 36-47 [Reserved]
    Chapter 48 Food and Beverages

    VOLUME 5
    Chapter 49 Allergies
    Chapter 50 Drugs
    Chapter 51 Vaccines and Product Liability
    Chapter 52 Engineering Aspects of Medical and Surgical Instruments and Devices
    Chapter 53 Medical Instruments and Devices
    Chapter 54 Inflammable Substances
    Chapter 55 Toxic Torts
    Chapter 56 Tobacco and Products Liability Litigation
    Chapter 57 Recalls

    VOLUME 6
    Chapter 58 Products Liability Insurance
    Chapter 59 Products Liability Law of Japan
    Chapter 60 Products Liability in English Law
    Chapters 61-69 [Reserved]
    Chapter 70 Product Safety Management: Policy, Systems, and Elements
    Chapter 71 Product Safety Management: Safety and Operation Reviews
    Chapter 72 Product Safety Management: Organization Structure
    Chapter 73 Product Safety Management: Design Assurance
    Chapter 74 Product Safety Management: Design Safety Analysis
    Chapter 75 Product Safety Management: Documentation of Design
    Chapter 76 Product Safety Management: Typical Codes and Standards and Their Applicability
    Chapter 77 Product Safety Management: Design Safety Verification
    Chapter 78 Product Safety Management: Manufacturing Controls
    Chapter 79 Product Safety Management: Quality Management and Planning
    Chapter 80 Product Safety Management: Control of Purchases
    Chapter 81 Product Safety Management: Control of Production by Inspection
    Chapter 82 Product Safety Management: Calibration Systems
    Chapter 83 Product Safety Management: Nonconforming Material and Corrective Action
    Chapter 84 Product Safety Management: Business Records
    Chapter 85 Product Safety Management: Management Audits
    Chapter 86 Product Safety Management: Product Distribution and External Recalls
    Chapter 87 Product Safety Management: Bibliography
    Chs 88-89 [Reserved]

    VOLUME 7
    Chapter 90 Automotive Accident Reconstruction
    Chapter 91 Technical Aspects of Mechanical Design
    Chapter 92 Buckling Failures
    Chapter 93 Biomechanics of Head Injury
    Chapter 94 Inspection and Testing for Quality Control in Industry Practice
    Chapter 95 Sampling in Legal Cases
    Chapter 96 Laboratory Investigation of Material Failures
    Chapter 97 Engineering Aspects of Guarding of Machinery and Equipment
    Chapter 98 Design and Construction Aspects of Children's Toys and Recreational Equipment
    Chapter 99 Human Factors in Products Liability
    Chapter 100 Power Lawn Mowers
    Appendix A Proposed Federal Product Liability Legislation
    Appendix B Uniform Model Products Liability Act

    VOLUME 8
    Appendix C State Product Liability Statutes
    Appendix D [Reserved]
    Appendix E Final Report of National Commission on Product Safety: Consumer Product Safety Act
    Appendix F Handbook and Standard for Manufacturing Safer Consumer Products (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

    VOLUME 9
    Appendix G Interagency Task Force on Product Liability: Final Report
    Appendix H National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
    Appendix I Defense Research Institute Proposals
    Appendix J American Insurance Association Proposals
    Appendix K Uniform Comparative Fault Act
    Appendix L Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act
    Appendix M Senate and House Committee Reports on Product Liability Risk Retention Act; Product Liability Risk Retention Act
    Appendix N American Bar Association Recommendations

    VOLUME 10
    Appendix O Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Products Liability (Final Draft)
    Table of Cases

    VOLUME 11
    Table of Cases by Product
    Index

     

     

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