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Does Louisiana Really Have Strict Liability Under Civil Code Articles 2317, 2318, And 2321?, Samuel N. Poole Jr.
Does Louisiana Really Have Strict Liability Under Civil Code Articles 2317, 2318, And 2321?, Samuel N. Poole Jr.
Louisiana Law Review
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Olsen V. Shell Oil: Expanded Liability For Offshore Oil Platform Owners, Rand Dennis
Olsen V. Shell Oil: Expanded Liability For Offshore Oil Platform Owners, Rand Dennis
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Renewed Judicial Controversy Over Defective Product Design: Toward The Preservation Of An Emerging Consensus, James A. Henderson Jr.
Renewed Judicial Controversy Over Defective Product Design: Toward The Preservation Of An Emerging Consensus, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Mapoles V. Mapoles, 360 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. 1977), Helio De La Torre
Mapoles V. Mapoles, 360 So. 2d 1137 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. 1977), Helio De La Torre
Florida State University Law Review
Torts-STRICT LIABILITY-DOG OWNERS VIRTUAL INSURERS FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR DOGS
Products Liability--Functionally Imposed Strict Liability, David A. Fischer
Products Liability--Functionally Imposed Strict Liability, David A. Fischer
Faculty Publications
Many manufacturers and insurance companies claim that a products liability crisis exists. This is evidenced by soaring products liability insurance rates. They express the fear that as insurance becomes unavailable or prohibitively expensive, useful products will be withheld from the market and some manufacturers may even be forced out of business. Such critics of the tort system are calling for modifications of the common law in order to give greater protection to manufacturers. A more drastic approach, vigorously championed by Professor Jeffrey O'Connell, calls for total or partial abolition of the tort system and substitution with various forms of no-fault …
Shepard V. Superior Court—Recovery For Mental Distress In A Products Liability Action, G. Scott Greenburg
Shepard V. Superior Court—Recovery For Mental Distress In A Products Liability Action, G. Scott Greenburg
Seattle University Law Review
In Shepard v. Superior Court, the California Court of Appeals held that a party directly witnessing injury to a close relative could recover damages for resulting mental distress in a strict products liability action. By recognizing a duty to avoid infliction of emotional distress in a products liability case, Shepard elevated a manufacturer's duty in strict liability to the level recently recognized in a negligence action. The court correctly reasoned that a cause of action for mental distress in products liability was consistent with economic realities of modern society and the purposes behind products liability.