23.24.4 Relevancy.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

23.24.4 Relevancy. Relevancy questions in discovery specific to product liability typically center around the scope of products subject to discovery, or the scope of “other similar incidents.” Under Arizona law, discovery can be had regarding “similar accidents caused by the same or similar models.”⁵³⁴ The rule of “substantial similarity” in discovery is also commonly followed in federal courts.⁵³⁵

Arizona’s product liability statute bars admission of a “product safety analysis or review” from evidence as direct evidence of negligence, where the manufacturer took reasonable...