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Torts, Ralph Michael Stein
Torts, Ralph Michael Stein
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This Article surveys the most significant torts cases decided in the courts of New York State during the Survey year. Only cases which challenged existing law, modified longstanding doctrine, or announced new decisional law have been included. While 1989 was not a year of signal change for the law of torts, a number of cases deserve examination and analysis.
Disappearances And The Inter-American Court: Reflections On A Litigation Experience, Juan E. Mendez
Disappearances And The Inter-American Court: Reflections On A Litigation Experience, Juan E. Mendez
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Unavoidably Unsafe Products And Strict Products Liability: What Liability Rule Should Be Applied To The Sellers Of Pharmaceutical Products?, Richard C. Ausness
Unavoidably Unsafe Products And Strict Products Liability: What Liability Rule Should Be Applied To The Sellers Of Pharmaceutical Products?, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Injuries from adverse drug reactions have increased dramatically in recent years. This increase is largely attributable to the changing nature of pharmaceutical products. First of all, more pharmaceutical products are currently available to physicians than ever in history. Presently, there are more than ten thousand prescription drugs on the market, and each year four hundred to five hundred new ones are introduced. Second, modern drugs often are more potent than their older counterparts, thus increasing the likelihood of adverse reactions.
It should come as no surprise that this rise in the number of drug-related injuries has led to a comparable …