Products liability law / David G. Owen (Carolina Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of South Carolina).

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This new edition of Owen's Products Liability Law refines and updates this classic study of products liability law in action. It examines in depth the nature and history of products liability in America and abroad; theories of liability, product defectiveness, and causation; proof of defect and caus...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Hornbook series.
Main Author: Owen, David G., 1945- (Author)
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2022]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:Hornbook series.
Subjects:
Products liability > United States.
Products liability.
United States.
Hornbooks (Law)
Genre:
Hornbooks (Law)
Physical Description:xvii, 1,293 pages ; 26 cm.
Variant Title:
Products liability [Spine title]
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Theories of recovery. Negligence
  • Tortious misrepresentation
  • Warranty
  • Strict liability in tort
  • Part II. Product defectiveness. Nature and proof of defectiveness
  • Manufacturing defects
  • Design defects
  • Warning defects
  • Limitations on defectiveness
  • Part III. Causation. Cause in fact
  • Proximate cause
  • Part IV. Defenses. User conduct defenses
  • Special defenses
  • Part V. Special defendants, transactions, and products. Special defenants
  • Special transactions and products
  • Automotive vehicles
  • Drugs and medical devices.