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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.

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

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    382 pages, 1998, #6081

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

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    Hardbound  | 6081  | 1998  | 382 pages  | $95.00

     

    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 
    2. Liability of Commercial Product Sellers Not Based on Product Defects at Time of Sale 
    3. Liability Successors and Apparent Manufacturers 
    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

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