Chapter 15 Products Liability

Index

Section 15.1 Introduction
Section 15.2 Emergence of Doctrine of Strict Tort Liability in Missouri
Section 15.3 Brief Introduction to Strict Liability
Section 15.4 Sale of Used Products
Section 15.5 Types of Strict Liability Claims
Section 15.6 Introduction to Manufacturing and Design Defect
Section 15.7 Introduction to Failure to Warn
Section 15.8 Plaintiff’s Burden of Proof
Section 15.9 Product "Sold" in the Course of Defendant’s Business
Section 15.10 Introduction
Section 15.11 Definition of Defective Condition Unreasonably Dangerous
Section 15.12 Some Standards for Gauging "Defective" Product
Section 15.13 Used in Manner Reasonably Anticipated
Section 15.14 Damage
Section 15.15 Damage Direct Result of Defective Condition Causation
Section 15.16 Defect Must Have Existed at the Time Product Was Sold
Section 15.17 Failure to Warn as a Defect
Section 15.18 Purchasers and Users
Section 15.19 Bystanders
Section 15.20 Survivors
Section 15.21 Indemnitees and Parties Entitled to Contribution
Section 15.22 Generally (the Manufacturing Chain)
Section 15.23 Specific Categories of Parties Subject to Liability
Section 15.24 Circumstantial Evidence
Section 15.25 Evidence Relevant to Defective Design
Section 15.26 Evidence Sufficient for Submission of Case to the Jury
Section 15.27 Use of Expert Witness
Section 15.28 Preservation of Evidence
Section 15.29 Medical Expenses; Pain and Suffering
Section 15.30 Lost Income
Section 15.31 Loss of Consortium
Section 15.32 Property Damage
Section 15.33 Lost Profits
Section 15.34 Cost of Repairs and Cleanup
Section 15.35 Punitive Damages
Section 15.36 Contributory Fault and Comparative Fault
Section 15.37 Intervening Cause and Subsequent Alteration
Section 15.38 Adequate Warnings and Instructions
Section 15.39 Unavoidably Unsafe Product Not Defective
Section 15.40 Innocent Sellers
Section 15.41 State-of-the-Art Evidence in Failure-to-Warn Cases
Section 15.42 Bulk Supplier
Section 15.43 Statute of Repose
Section 15.44 Miscellaneous Defenses
Section 15.45 Economic Loss Doctrine
Section 15.46 Negligence and Strict Liability Distinguished
Section 15.47 Elements of the Plaintiff’s Case
Section 15.48 Advantages and Disadvantages
Section 15.49 Exploding Bottle Cases
Section 15.50 Statute of Limitations
Section 15.51 Statute of Repose
Section 15.52 Health Care Providers
Section 15.53 Second Collision or Crashworthiness Doctrine