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Comparative Fault And Strict Products Liability: Are They Compatible?, C. R. Hickey May 2013

Comparative Fault And Strict Products Liability: Are They Compatible?, C. R. Hickey

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Another Citadel Has Fallen - This Time The Plaintiff's. California Applies Comparative Negligence To Strict Products Liability, Thomas G. Gehring Feb 2013

Another Citadel Has Fallen - This Time The Plaintiff's. California Applies Comparative Negligence To Strict Products Liability, Thomas G. Gehring

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Allocation Of Responsibility After American Motorcycle Association V. Superior Court, Erwin E. Adler Feb 2013

Allocation Of Responsibility After American Motorcycle Association V. Superior Court, Erwin E. Adler

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In its landmark case of Li v. Yellow Cab Co., the California Supreme Court judicially adopted the doctrine of comparative negligence in an action involving a plaintiff and a single defendant. The court in Li specifically avoided making any decision concerning the numerous issues which would be involved in a multi-party action: the relationship of multiple defendants with one another, the right of one defendant to join others for the purpose of sharing payment of the judgment, the respective responsibilities of such parties for the judgment (including those insolvent, partially solvent or possessing an immunity), and the procedure for the …