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Design Defects, David G. Owen
Special Defenses In Products Liability Law, David G. Owen
Special Defenses In Products Liability Law, David G. Owen
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Proving Negligence In Products Liability Litigation, David G. Owen
Proving Negligence In Products Liability Litigation, David G. Owen
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Federal Preemption Of Products Liability Claims, David G. Owen
Federal Preemption Of Products Liability Claims, David G. Owen
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Musings On Modern Products Liability Law: A Foreward, David Owen
Musings On Modern Products Liability Law: A Foreward, David Owen
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Foreward: The Use And Control Of Punitive Damages, David Owen
Foreward: The Use And Control Of Punitive Damages, David Owen
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Rethinking The Policies Of Strict Products Liability, David G. Owen
Rethinking The Policies Of Strict Products Liability, David G. Owen
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Role Of Misuse In Products Liability Litigation, David A. Fischer
Role Of Misuse In Products Liability Litigation, David A. Fischer
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Misuse is puzzling. Sometimes it cuts off liability and sometimes it does not, but courts have failed to clarify exactly what sort of conduct qualifies as the type of misuse that bars recovery. Generally speaking misuse takes two forms, abnormal use and mishandling. Abnormal use comes about when a product is used for an improper purpose; mishandling comes about when a product is used for a proper purpose but in an improper manner. Under this definition defendants can claim that virtually any unusual handling or use of a product constitutes misuse. Yet courts will not always accept this characterization. They …
The Highly Blameworthy Manufacturer: Implications On Rules Of Liability And Defense In Products Liability Actions, David Owen
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Punitive Damages In Products Liability Litigation, David Owen
Punitive Damages In Products Liability Litigation, David Owen
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Products Liability--The Meaning Of Defect, David A. Fischer
Products Liability--The Meaning Of Defect, David A. Fischer
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In the products liability area the pendulum has now swung back to the imposition of strict liability. This transition, beginning with the elimination of the privity requirement in negligence actions, continuing with the imposition of strict liability under a warranty theory, and culminating in the development of a tort theory of recovery in strict liability, has been well-documented.