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The Restatement Third, Torts: Products Liability: Progress Or A Radical Departure For West Virginia, J. Zachary Zatezalo Sep 1998

The Restatement Third, Torts: Products Liability: Progress Or A Radical Departure For West Virginia, J. Zachary Zatezalo

West Virginia Law Review

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Manufacturers Of Inherently Dangerous Products: Should They Have A Continuing Duty To Make Their Previously Sold Products Conform To State Of The Art Safety Features, Tamara J. Defazio Sep 1989

Manufacturers Of Inherently Dangerous Products: Should They Have A Continuing Duty To Make Their Previously Sold Products Conform To State Of The Art Safety Features, Tamara J. Defazio

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Duty To Warn In Products Liability: Contours And Criticism, M. Stuart Madden Jan 1987

The Duty To Warn In Products Liability: Contours And Criticism, M. Stuart Madden

West Virginia Law Review

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Applying Strict Liability To Defective Products Litigation In West Virginia With Explanatory Emphasis Upon Coal Mining Machinery Cases, Richard E. Rowe Sep 1979

Applying Strict Liability To Defective Products Litigation In West Virginia With Explanatory Emphasis Upon Coal Mining Machinery Cases, Richard E. Rowe

West Virginia Law Review

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Products Liability--Assumption Of Liability In Sale Of Assets, James Ronald Snyder Sep 1976

Products Liability--Assumption Of Liability In Sale Of Assets, James Ronald Snyder

West Virginia Law Review

One of the usual factors to be considered in the acquisition of one corporation by another is whether the transferee is to assume the transferor's liabilities. Often the intent of the parties can be effectuated by choosing one form of acquisition over another. For example, if the parties intend that the transferee assume all of the liabilities of the transferor, the transaction could be structured as a merger because, by operation of law, the transferee assumes all of the transferor's liabilities in a merger. On the other hand, if the parties decide that the transferee will assume none of the …


Law Of Products Liability In West Virginia, Thomas C. Cady Apr 1972

Law Of Products Liability In West Virginia, Thomas C. Cady

West Virginia Law Review

We are now all well-accustomed to rapid change. Alvin Toffler writes in his book, aptly titled Future Shock, that the rate of change in society today is accelerating and has become a major challenge to the individual's capacity to adapt and cope. In striking similarity, the change in products liability law has been so rapid that it presents one of the most fascinating examples of the common law's flexibility and its leadership role in social change. The purpose of this article is to detect, hopefully, the current state of the law of products liability in West Virginia and to make …


Products Liability--Application Of Ucc Sales Article Policy To Leased Chattel, Gary L. Hunt Nov 1971

Products Liability--Application Of Ucc Sales Article Policy To Leased Chattel, Gary L. Hunt

West Virginia Law Review

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Torts--Defective Design, Carl N. Frankovitch May 1971

Torts--Defective Design, Carl N. Frankovitch

West Virginia Law Review

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Strict Liability In Tort: A Modest Proposal, David G. Epstein Dec 1967

Strict Liability In Tort: A Modest Proposal, David G. Epstein

West Virginia Law Review

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Products Liability--Delegation Of Duties By Manufactures For Inherently Dangerous Products, Paul R. Rice Feb 1967

Products Liability--Delegation Of Duties By Manufactures For Inherently Dangerous Products, Paul R. Rice

West Virginia Law Review

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Product Liability And Disclaimers In West Virginia: Reflections On Payne And Williams, Willard D. Lorensen Jun 1965

Product Liability And Disclaimers In West Virginia: Reflections On Payne And Williams, Willard D. Lorensen

West Virginia Law Review

Two recent decisions by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals have given unusual vitality to the contractual disclaimer of product liability. To some degree these decisions are now obsolete. To some degree they are not. The aim of this paper is to consider these rulings and reflect upon some of the many problems raised by them and the adoption of the Uniform Commercial Code.


Implied Warranty And Trichinosis, Lee Ames Luce Jun 1963

Implied Warranty And Trichinosis, Lee Ames Luce

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sales--Additional Responsibility Of Manufacturers--New Car Sales, Robert Glenn Steele Apr 1962

Sales--Additional Responsibility Of Manufacturers--New Car Sales, Robert Glenn Steele

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.