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The Technological Expert In Products Liability Litigation, Aaron Twerski, William A. Donaher, Henry R. Piehler, Alvin S. Weinstein Nov 1974

The Technological Expert In Products Liability Litigation, Aaron Twerski, William A. Donaher, Henry R. Piehler, Alvin S. Weinstein

Faculty Scholarship

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Old Wine In A New Flask -- Restructuring Assumption Of Risk In The Product Liability Era, Aaron Twerski Oct 1974

Old Wine In A New Flask -- Restructuring Assumption Of Risk In The Product Liability Era, Aaron Twerski

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From Codling To Bolm To Velez: Triptych Of Confusion, Aaron Twerski Jul 1974

From Codling To Bolm To Velez: Triptych Of Confusion, Aaron Twerski

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Consumer Involvement And The Consumer Product Safety Act, Joseph A. Page Jan 1974

Consumer Involvement And The Consumer Product Safety Act, Joseph A. Page

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The notion that consumers should actively participate in the administration and enforcement of a federal statute designed to protect them from unreasonable risks of harm is a distinguishing feature of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). History suggests that when Congress entrusts to a federal agency authority to intrude into the market place on behalf of the general public (or a segment thereof), in a matter of time the agency becomes overly responsive to, or even captive of, the corporate interests subject to regulation. The absence of public-interest pressures- a very raison d'etre for the setting up of the regulatory …