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The Discretionary Function Exception And The Suits In Admiralty Act: A Safe Harbor For Negligence?, Kathryn C. Nielsen
The Discretionary Function Exception And The Suits In Admiralty Act: A Safe Harbor For Negligence?, Kathryn C. Nielsen
Seattle University Law Review
This comment will focus on the different circuits' responses to the issue of whether the SIA should be read in light of the discretionary function exception.
Washington's Product Liability Act, Philip A. Talmadge
Washington's Product Liability Act, Philip A. Talmadge
Seattle University Law Review
The Washington Legislature in its 1981 session enacted Senate bill 3158,1 the Tort and Product Liability Reform Act, a comprehensive change in product liability and tort law in the State of Washington. This change, perhaps the most sweeping legislative involvement in Washington tort law in this century, was accomplished after many years of extremely bitter political conflict over product liability and tort reform; Senate bill 3158, however, passed the legislature with little of the acrimony previ- ously associated with the issue. This article explores the involve- ment of the legislature in product liability and tort reform his- torically, reviews the …