Preparation of a Product Liability Case, Third Edition

The Preparation of a Product Liability Case offers substantive analysis and practical, expert guidance on analyzing theories of liability, conducting pre-trial discovery and discovery of particular information, introducing crucial evidence, and planning litigation strategies.

You'll find all the hands-on guidance you need to tackle such essential aspects of the product liability litigation process as:

• Strict liability, including the design defect, manufacturing defect, and marketing defect theories
• Failure to warn
• Breach of warranty
• Admissibility of remedial measures
• Defenses, including alteration of the product, compliance with government standards, and open and obvious defects
• Investigating and preparing a product liability action Helpful practice guides include numerous checklists and sample forms, as well as appendices of interrogatories, sample jury charges, and safety briefs in specific types of cases.

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PART I OVERVIEW OF A PRODUCT LIABILITY CASE

• Chapter 1: Overview of the Law of Product Liability
• Chapter 2 : Strict Liability
• Chapter 3 : Negligence
• Chapter 4 : Breach of Warranty
• Chapter 5 : Evidentiary Problems

PART II THE PLAINTIFF PREPARES

• Chapter 6: Plaintiff's Investigation and Preparation of the Case
• Chapter 7 : Plaintiff's Discovery
• Chapter 8 : Overview of Pretrial Discovery
• Chapter 9 : Plaintiff's Guide to Discovery of Particular Information
• PART III THE DEFENDANT PREPARES
• Chapter 10: Defendant's Investigation and Preparation
• Chapter 11: Defendant's Discovery

¿Appendices

• A list of litigation management services located in the U.S.
• A list of providers of search capabilities for technical literature
• A sample jury charge
• A sample first set of interrogatories in a vehicle rollover case
• A sample pattern product liability interrogatory for general use by the plaintiff
• A safety brief: Anatomy of a Vehicle Rollover Case
• A safety brief/litigation planning: All Terrain Vehicle(ATV) Litigation
• A safety brief/technical and regulatory analysis: Occupant Restraint Litigation (seat belts and air bags)
• A safety brief: overview of defective firearm litigation
• Table of Cases
• Table of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Table of Federal Rules of Evidence