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Replacing Strict Liability With A Contract-Based Products Liability Regime, Richard C. Ausness
Replacing Strict Liability With A Contract-Based Products Liability Regime, Richard C. Ausness
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When strict products liability first appeared on the scene some thirty-five years ago, it was heralded as a boon to consumers whose claims to compensation had hitherto been frustrated by the law of sales. Warranty law, it was said, worked fairly well in purely "commercial" transactions, but tort law did a better job in cases where ordinary consumers suffered personal injuries or property damage from defective products. To be sure, defenders of warranty law pointed out that the newly-drafted Uniform Commercial Code (the "Code" or "U.C.C.") was much more consumer friendly than the old Uniform Sales Act. Nevertheless, the proponents …
18th Annual Conference On Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law, Debra K. Stamper, Arthur L. Freeman, Phillip H. Schwartz, Martha Andes Ziskind, Jessica R. Schumacher, Grace M. Giesel, John T. Mcgarvey, Holli Hart Targan, Lea Pauley Goff, Julie Mix Mcpeak, David L. Beckman, M. Thurman Senn, Thomas J. Luber, Walter R. Byrne, Caryn F. Price, R. James Straus
18th Annual Conference On Legal Issues For Financial Institutions, Office Of Continuing Legal Education At The University Of Kentucky College Of Law, Debra K. Stamper, Arthur L. Freeman, Phillip H. Schwartz, Martha Andes Ziskind, Jessica R. Schumacher, Grace M. Giesel, John T. Mcgarvey, Holli Hart Targan, Lea Pauley Goff, Julie Mix Mcpeak, David L. Beckman, M. Thurman Senn, Thomas J. Luber, Walter R. Byrne, Caryn F. Price, R. James Straus
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Materials from the 18th Annual Conference on Legal Issues for Financial Institutions held by UK/CLE in 1998.