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Virginia Law Of Products Liability, Thomas W. Williamson Jr.
Virginia Law Of Products Liability, Thomas W. Williamson Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
When the history of Twentieth Century America's jurisprudence is chronicled, a prominent chapter will be devoted to the rise of product liability law. At the beginning of the century, a person injured by a defective product usually had no recourse against either the product's seller or manufacturer. By 1970, the barriers obstructing recovery had been dismantled and it was generally accepted that a seller or manufacturer of a product would be strictly liable to anyone injured by the defective condition of the product.