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United States V. Johnson, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
United States V. Johnson, Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Supreme Court Case Files
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The Tail Wags The Dog: Judicial Misinterpretation Of The Punitive Damages Ban In The Federal Tort Claims Act, Jeff L. Lewin
The Tail Wags The Dog: Judicial Misinterpretation Of The Punitive Damages Ban In The Federal Tort Claims Act, Jeff L. Lewin
William & Mary Law Review
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Post-Discharge Failure To Warn: A New Theory Allowing Access To Ftca Recovery, Denise A. Garrison
Post-Discharge Failure To Warn: A New Theory Allowing Access To Ftca Recovery, Denise A. Garrison
Kentucky Law Journal
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Surrogate Immunity: The Government Contract Defense And Products Liability, Richard C. Ausness
Surrogate Immunity: The Government Contract Defense And Products Liability, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
The government contract defense is an affirmative defense that shields a manufacturer from liability if the product causing injury complied strictly with design specifications set forth in a government procurement contract. The defense was first used by public works contractors to bar claims against them for damage to land and other property. However, in recent years, product manufacturers have invoked the government contract defense to avoid liability to third parties for defectively designed products supplied to the government.
Despite widespread judicial acceptance of the government contract defense in products liability litigation, a number of issues are still being hotly debated. …