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Reconsidering Plaintiff's Fault In Product Liability Litigation: The Proposed Conscious Design Choice Exception, Vincent S. Walkowiak
Reconsidering Plaintiff's Fault In Product Liability Litigation: The Proposed Conscious Design Choice Exception, Vincent S. Walkowiak
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Uniform Comparative Fault Act, drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, was approved by the Commissioners in 1977. Dean John W. Wade was Chairman of the special committee that drafted the Act. The Act is a comparative-fault, rather than a comparative-negligence, act; it applies to all nonintentional torts, including products liability actions, whether they are based on negligence, breach of warranty,or strict tort liability. The Act seeks to address the problem of the relationship between the doctrines of comparative negligence and strict liability for products by permitting plaintiff's fault to effect a proportional reduction in …
The Uniform Product Liability Act--A Brief Overview, Victor E. Schwartz
The Uniform Product Liability Act--A Brief Overview, Victor E. Schwartz
Vanderbilt Law Review
There are many important aspects of the Uniform Act that have not been discussed herein including provisions on assumption of risk, punitive damages," and contribution among joint tort feasors. Nevertheless, the examples that have been given show that it is a law that attempts to balance the interests of product users and sellers. It is the Department's hope that state legislatures will give it serious consideration and that it will help bring about uniformity in the key areas of product liability law. As long as courts can retroactively create new and unprecedented product liability law, the specter of future product …
The State Of The Art Defense In Products Liability: Unreasonably Dangerous To The Injured Consumer, Mark Desimone
The State Of The Art Defense In Products Liability: Unreasonably Dangerous To The Injured Consumer, Mark Desimone
Duquesne Law Review
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Product Liability Reform Proposals In Washington--A Public Policy Analysis, Howard E. Bundy
Product Liability Reform Proposals In Washington--A Public Policy Analysis, Howard E. Bundy
Seattle University Law Review
The current interest in statutory reform of product liability law presents a unique opportunity for the Washington Legislature to make some principled decisions in furtherance of the policies behind product liability law. The legislature, in deciding the future direction of product liability law in Washington, must look beyond polarized interests to policy considerations for guidance.