
Preparation of a Product Liability Case, Third Edition
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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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Last Updated | 05/14/2019 |
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Update Frequency | Annually |
Product Line | Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. |
ISBN | 9780735501454 |
SKU | 10044959-7777 |
Publish Frequency | Annually |
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Product Line | Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. |
SKU | 000000000010071769 |
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