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Assumption Of The Risk, Comparative Fault And Strict Liability After Rozell, John Kennedy Mar 1987

Assumption Of The Risk, Comparative Fault And Strict Liability After Rozell, John Kennedy

Louisiana Law Review

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Dun & Bradstreet, Hepps, And Liberty Lobby: New Analytic Primer On The Future Course Of Defamation, Rodney A. Smolla Jan 1987

Dun & Bradstreet, Hepps, And Liberty Lobby: New Analytic Primer On The Future Course Of Defamation, Rodney A. Smolla

Scholarly Articles

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Common Law Strict Liability Against The Manufacturers And Sellers Of Saturday Night Specials: Circumventing California Civil Code Section 1714.4, Garrett Sanderson Iii Jan 1987

Common Law Strict Liability Against The Manufacturers And Sellers Of Saturday Night Specials: Circumventing California Civil Code Section 1714.4, Garrett Sanderson Iii

Santa Clara Law Review

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Strict Liability For Chattel Leasing, Richard C. Ausness Jan 1987

Strict Liability For Chattel Leasing, Richard C. Ausness

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Leasing has become an increasingly popular substitute for outright purchases as a means of acquiring products for use. Few courts and commentators, however, have addressed the question of whether the principles of strict products liability which apply to sellers also apply to lessors. In this Article, Professor Ausness reviews the historical basis for imposing strict liability in tort on sellers and applies these rationales to five basic kinds of lease transactions. He concludes that strict liability should not apply when a product defect arises after the leased product is placed in the hands of the lessee (as contrasted with the …


The Liability Of Cigarette Manufacturers For Lung Cancer: An Analysis Of The Federal Cigarette Labeling And Advertising Act And Preemption Of Strict Liability In Tort Against Cigarette Manufacturers, James C. Thornton Jan 1987

The Liability Of Cigarette Manufacturers For Lung Cancer: An Analysis Of The Federal Cigarette Labeling And Advertising Act And Preemption Of Strict Liability In Tort Against Cigarette Manufacturers, James C. Thornton

Kentucky Law Journal

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