Constricting Products Liability: Reforms in Theory and Procedure

Vandall, Frank

doi:10.2139/ssrn.448080

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Constricting Products Liability: Reforms in Theory and Procedure

Frank J. Vandall

Emory University School of Law

Villanova Law Review, Vol. 48, p. 843, 2003

Abstract:
"Constricting Products Liability" argues that expansive reforms, in theory and procedure, make it impractical for an attorney to take a small products liability case. Several defenses are examined as are the impact of the discovery process and Daubert. The role of the Restatement (Third) Products Liability and the present state of design defect, warnings, and preemption are also considered. Possible solutions are evaluated.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 48

Keywords: tort reform, discovery, procedure, defenses, Daubert, Restatement (Third) Section 7 2b, design defect, warnings, preemption, legislation

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Date posted: October 14, 2003

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Vandall, Frank J., Constricting Products Liability: Reforms in Theory and Procedure. Villanova Law Review, Vol. 48, p. 843, 2003. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=448080 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.448080

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