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Category : Products liability
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Products Liability Reporter
Author: Reforming Products Liability
Author: W. Kip ViscusiPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674753235
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Drawing on liability insurance trends and litigation patterns, Viscusi shows that the products liability crisis is has been developing for decades. He argues that the principal causes have been the expansion of the doctrine of design defect, the emergence of mass toxic torts, and an increase in lawsuits involving hazard warnings.
Products Liability Reporter
Author: Commerce Clearing HousePublisher:
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Category : Products liability
Languages : en
Pages : 2046
Book Description
Case Framing
Author: Mark MandellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781941007419
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Developing New Contraceptives
Author: National Research Council and Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309041473
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
There are numerous reasons to hasten the introduction of new and improved contraceptivesâ€"from health concerns about the pill to the continuing medical liability crisis. Yet, U.S. organizations are far from taking a leadership position in funding, researching, and introducing new contraceptivesâ€"in fact, the United States lags behind Europe and even some developing countries in this field. Why is research and development of contraceptives stagnating? What must the nation do to energize this critical arena? This book presents an overall examination of contraceptive development in the United Statesâ€"covering research, funding, regulation, product liability, and the effect of public opinion. The distinguished authoring committee presents a blueprint for substantial change, with specific policy recommendations that promise to gain the attention of specialists, the media, and the American public. The highly readable and well-organized volume will quickly become basic reading for legislators, government agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, private organizations, legal professionals, and researchersâ€"everyone concerned about family planning, reproductive health, and the impact of the liability and regulatory systems on scientific innovations.
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of DelegatesPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Principles of Products Liability
Author: Michael I. KraussPublisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9780314180391
Category : Products liability
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
West® understands that, over time, teaching and learning methods change. Concise Hornbooks have been developed specifically to provide for the needs of today's law student. The series features concise analyses of basic areas of law by prominent legal scholars. Concise Hornbooks meet the academic standards you have come to expect from West. They are lightly footnoted and focus on core principles and concepts a student must master to gain a fundamental understanding of the subject matter. Conveniently sized to fit into a backpack or briefcase, yet expertly written to provide comprehensive coverage of the most crucial issues in a course, the Concise Hornbook is the essential companion to your law school career. Book jacket.
Product Liability
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Technology and CompetitivenessPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Product Safety & Liability Reporter
Author: Products Liability Law
Author: David G. OwenPublisher: West Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9780314170859
Category : Products liability
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This edition of Professor Owen's classic treatise refines and updates the first edition's acclaimed examination of products liability law and theory in action. Topics include introductory discussions of the nature and history of this field of law in America and abroad; detailed treatments of theories of liability, product defectiveness, causation, defenses, and proof; considerations of various special types of litigation; and punitive damages. Throughout, the treatise explores the underlying tensions and policies in this area of law and explains the impact of the Restatement of the Law of Torts, Third: Products Liability.