Book Review Conneticut Product Liability Law: James H. Rotondo and Paul D. Williams, of Day, Berry & Howard. the Atlantic Law Book Co. (west Hartford, Connecticut). 1998. 332 Pp. $75.00

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut,United States
• Publication year: 2021
• Citation: Vol. 72 Pg. 407
• Pages: 407

Connecticut Bar Journal Volume 72.

72 CBJ 407. BOOK REVIEW CONNETICUT PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW: James H. Rotondo and Paul D. Williams, of Day, Berry & Howard. The Atlantic Law Book Co. (West Hartford, Connecticut). 1998. 332 pp. $75.00

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CONNETICUT PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW: James H. Rotondo and Paul D. Williams, of Day, Berry & Howard. The Atlantic Law Book Co. (West Hartford, Connecticut). 1998. 332 pp. $75.00

BOOK REVIEW

Jim Rotondo and Paul Williams are experienced trial lawyers who both specialize in the area of product liability. They indicate at the very beginning of their work that "This book is intended to be a helpful guide to lawyers and other users who must, of course, update and check the material. " Connecticut Product Liability Law serves as a very useful guide to the evolving law of product liability in Connecticut. The Connecticut Product Liability Act serves as the basis for the authors to cover not only the elements of the statute but also segments of the hearings before the legislature at the time this Act was being reviewed for passage.

This book is not a comprehensive analysis and review of the law of product liability but rather a reference source of Connecticut cases ranging from slip opinions to decisions of the Supreme Court. The Act is analyzed in sections through the medium of up-to-date decisions of the superior and appellate courts. It would appear that any decision that has been published since the passage of the Act is referred to in this work.

Because the text tracks the Act, it is very easy to use this work. A table of cases appears immediately following the table of contents. The sections dealing with third-party and cross claims contribution, indemnification and apportionment are extremely helpful in that they serve as an excellent condensed analysis of the present status of Connecticut case law.

The authors, at the outset, point out that the Product Liability Act is the exclusive remedy for injury and property damage due to a defective product. The Act merges three theories of liability: strict liability, negligence and breach of warranty, and originally this served to give rise to some...