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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 …