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Owen, David G., 1945-

Products liability and safety : cases and materials / David G. Owen, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of South Carolina; Mary J. Davis, Stites & Harbison Professor of Law, University of Kentucky. - Seventh edition. - xliv, 836 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. viii, 239 pages ; 29 cm - University casebook series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages vii-x) and index.

Products liability : an introduction -- Neglience -- Tortious misrepresentation -- Warranty --Strict liability in tort -- Manufacturing defects -- Design defects -- Warning defects -- Limiting defectiveness : user choice -- Limiting defectiveness : passage of time -- Regulating defectiveness -- Cause in fact -- Proximate cause -- Defenses bases on plaintiff's conduct -- Damages -- Special types of defendants -- Special types of transactions and products -- Special issues in toxic substance and mass tort litigation.

ISBN: 9781609302283 (hbk) 9781634605182 (pbk. : teacher' manual)

LCCN: 2016296065

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Products liability--United States--Cases.
Product safety--Law and legislation--United States--Cases.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Casebooks (Law)

LC Class. No.: KF1296 / .O833 2015