Restatement of the Law Third,

Torts: Products Liability

This work comprehensively covers the complex field of products liability and addresses the liability of commercial product sellers and distributors for harm caused by their products. It supersedes § 402A of the Restatement Second, Torts and responds to issues that became serious points of contention in the courts but were not part of the products liability landscape when the earlier provision was adopted in 1964. It articulates clear answers regarding whether a product is defective by formulating three distinct categories of product defect and the legal standards appropriate to each: manufacturing defects; design defects; and inadequate instructions or warnings defects. The work also develops special rules for component parts, prescription drugs and medical devices, food, and used products.

382 pages, 1998, #6081

This Restatement covers the liability of commercial product sellers; the liability of successors and manufacturers; and provisions of general applicability.

Hardbound | 6081 | 1998 | 382 pages

Summary of Contents

Foreword
Reporters’ Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1. Liability of Commercial Product Sellers Based on Product Defects at Time of Sale
Topic 1. Liability Rules Applicable to Products Generally
Topic 2. Liability Rules Applicable to Special Products or Product Markets
Chapter 2. Liability of Commercial Product Sellers Not Based on Product Defects at Time of Sale
Chapter 3. Liability Successors and Apparent Manufacturers
Chapter 4. Provisions of General Applicability
Topic 1. Causation
Topic 2. Affirmative Defenses
Topic 3. Definitions

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Table of Cross References to Digest System Key Numbers and ALR Annotations
Index

ISBN: 978-0-314-23194-3

In the Institute’s Restatement tradition, this authoritative volume combines clear black-letter provisions with extensive explanatory Comments, clarifying Illustrations, and detailed Reporter’s Notes.

Reporters:
James A. Henderson, Jr., Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY
Aaron D. Twerski, Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY

Torts: Products Liability

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