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Principles of products liability
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- Creator
- Michael I. Krauss (professor of law, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University)
- Other Title
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- Products liability
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Third edition
- St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2019]
- ©2019
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- xviii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1640201289, 9781640201286
- OCLC
- on1061820385
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Preface -- Introduction -- Julian Felipe's case -- From old to new : a primer on the rise of product liability -- Threshold issues for modern products liability -- "Non-strict" theories of products liability -- "Strict liability" : who may sue whom? -- The plantiff's case : strict liability for manufacturing defects -- The plantiff's case : strict liability for design defects -- The plantiff's case : strict liability for informational defects -- The plantiff's case : causation -- The defendant's case : affirmative defenses to defective claims -- The defendant's case : causation and other people's behavior -- The defendant's case : other affirmative defenses -- Damages -- Special types of product litigation : toxic substances and class actions -- The defendant's case : federal jurisdiction -- Alternative approaches to ensuring product safety