Index

• Jurisdiction: New York

STATUTES, RULES AND REGULATIONS Federal

United States Code (U.S.C.)

Title Section

7 136 374

136v(b) 305

15 261(p)(1)-(2) 85

901–3906 1058

906 1059

1191 784

1191–1204 766, 769

1261–1277 773

1261(f)(1) 85

1331–1341 373, 374, 766

1334 304, 766

1381 276

1381–1431 379

1391–1431 276

1392(d) 305

1397(k) 305

1410(b) 305

1471–1476 773

2051–2089 303, 381

2064 331

3902 1058–1060

3902–3904 1058

3903 1058

3905 1058

18 1381–1386 305

21 379

301 331, 766

301–397 379

301–399b 303

360(k) 304, 770, 771

27 213 169

28 1291 231

1441–1452 905

1441(b) 905

1446(b) 905

1732 760

1773 760

2671–2680 384

29 151–169 371

651–678 779

651(b) 303

654 303

666 303

42 12132 749

45 51–60 405

20301 779

20701 779

47 151–621 381

49 30101–30169 305, 766

30103(b)(1) 579

30103(e) 568, 579

Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

Title Section

16 1500.3(c)(10) 773

21 812 379

23 303

24 310.501 274

29 1910.11 303

1910.134(a)(1) 326

49 229.119 775

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)

Rule 1 838

16 538, 695

16(b) 532

16(c)(3) 695

16(f) 835

25(a)(2) 831

26 344, 353, 437,

503, 505, 506,

837, 867

26(a) 533–535, 542

26(a)(1) 532–534, 897

26(a)(2) 831, 835, 837,

896, 898

26(b) 838

26(b)(1) 530, 534

26(b)(2) 536, 537, 545

26(b)(3) 831

26(b)(4) 343, 542,

836–838,

895–898

26(b)(5) 531

26(c) 530

26(c)(7) 510, 512

26(e) 532, 533, 535,

836

26(f) 532, 534, 538

26(g) 530

29 536

30 529, 535, 537,

545, 838

30(a)(1) 839

30(a)(2) 535, 537

30(b)(3) 537, 839

30(b)(4) 537, 835

30(b)(6) 544

30(c)(2) 531

30(d)(1) 537

30(d)(3) 531

31 535

32(a) 900

33 529, 536, 898

33(a)(1) 535

34 433, 529

34(b)(2) 543

35(b) 837, 898

36 529, 545

37 440, 737

37(a) 530, 533

37(b)(2) 737

37(c)(1) 533, 535, 737,

836

43(e) 909

45 825, 898

56 906

62 343

Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)

Rule 103 695, 698

104 358, 843, 909

104(a) 584, 731, 890,

906, 910

104(c) 695

201 758

401 684

401–403 666, 683, 685

402 702

403 671, 683, 695,

702, 717, 870,

912

407 684–687, 711,

712

611(a) 336, 695

615(3) 858

701 816

702 285, 350–352,

355, 357, 584,

586, 590, 592,

593, 596, 662,

664–666,

669–672, 675,

680, 714, 715,

718, 719, 727,

816, 841–843,

845, 846, 867,

869–872, 874,

890–892, 896,

907, 911, 912

702–704 759

703 359, 588, 662,

665, 671, 672,

717, 852, 867,

869, 870,

889–891, 896,

911, 912

704 815, 869

705 853, 896

706 869

802 900

803 681

803(6)–(8) 759

803(8) 681–683

803(8)(C) 602, 682, 704

803(18) 759, 760

804(a) 900

804(b)(1) 900, 901

901(b)(7) 759

New York State

Business Corporation Law

Section 304(a) 264

306 264

307 264

Civil Practice Law & Rules

Article 2 281

14 935, 938–942, 954,

956, 961, 962

14-A 175, 178, 267, 279

16 290, 935, 943–946,

949–955, 957,

960–962

31 431, 433

78 508

Section 201 281

202 243

208 245, 283

210(a) 282

213 244

213(2) 289

214 237, 238, 243, 281

214-b 237, 281

214-c 237, 240, 241, 282

214-c(1) 238

214-c(2) 238, 239, 281

214-c(3) 242

214-c(4) 240, 241

214-c(6) 242

215 237

301 247, 248, 252

302 249, 251

302(a) 249

302(a)(1) 250, 251

302(a)(3) 251, 252

306-a 263

306-b 263

310 265

311(a) 264

312-a 265

313 264

320 263

327 253

1401 289, 940

1402 940

1403 289, 940

1404 961

1411 176, 177, 188, 189,

267–269, 279, 324,

962

1411–1413 175

1412 176, 268, 269, 962

1413 267, 268

1600 290

1601 289, 290, 327, 944,

945

1601(1) 945, 953

1602 290, 945, 950, 952,

954

1602(1) 950

1602(2)(ii) 951

1602(4) 290, 946, 954

1602(6) 948

1602(7) 949, 954

1602(9) 949

1602(10) 291, 945, 946, 953

1602(11) 949, 950

1603 945, 952–954

2214 626

2301 752

2304 752

3012 263

3018(b) 263, 268, 280

3041 435

3101 439, 444, 474, 499,

826

3101(a) 434, 435, 472

3101(a)(4) 432

3101(b) 344, 485

3101(c) 344, 485, 830, 831

3101(d) 343, 485, 487, 496,

503, 505, 626, 627,

734, 736, 825, 834

3101(d)(1) 445, 446, 472,

487–492, 494,

495, 499–502,

504–506, 638, 826,

827, 832, 833, 902,

903

3101(d)(1)(i) 496, 902

3101(d)(1)(iii) 738

3101(d)(2) 833

3101(h) 444

3103 431, 436

3103(a) 437, 439, 519

3104 474

3106 431, 432

3107 431, 434, 474

3108 431

3110 431

3111 432

3120 432, 433, 474

3120(1)(i) 825

3121 433, 434

3122 433

3123 434

3124 433, 434

3126 287, 453–456,

458–462, 467, 470,

557, 559, 561, 733

3126(2) 563

3126(3) 448, 470

3130 434

3130(1) 193, 434, 435

3132 434

3133 434, 440

3211(e) 276

3212 454, 455, 906

3212(a) 626, 627

4011 695

4017 695

4110-c 599

4503 830

4511 759

4513 752

4515 759, 853

4518 655, 703, 742, 743,

753, 759

4520 602, 604, 653–655,

703, 704, 759

4521 759

4533-b 963

4539 337

4540 759

4543 604

5001(b) 288

Estates, Powers & Trusts Law

Section 5-4.1 245, 281

5-4.2 268

5-4.3 288, 292

General Business Law

Section 389-m 764

389-o 764

General Municipal Law

Section 50-e 242

50-i 242

General Obligations Law

Section 15-108 189, 292, 331, 935,

954–962

15-108(a) 188, 958

15-108(b) 292, 957

15-108(c) 292

17-103(1) 281

Insurance Law

Article 59 1059

Section 5.10(d)(3) 1028

1212 264

Judiciary Law

Section 4 509

Labor Law

Article 7 779

10 779

Section 200 325, 767, 775

240 767, 775

240(1) 499, 775

241 767

241(6) 775, 951

Limited Liability Company Law

Section 301–305 265

N.Y. Comp. Codes, R. & Regs. (N.Y.C.R.R.)

Title Section

12 3.1 783

3.1–3.15 783

3.6(c) 783

22 695

202.1–202.70 434

202.3(a) 437

202.7 440, 441

221.1–221.3 432

Not-for-Profit Corporation Law

Section 306 264

307 264

Public Health Law

Section 580(4) 284

Public Service Law

Section 16(1) 508, 509

Unconsolidated Laws

Section 9810(8) 342

9849 342

Uniform Commercial Code

Section 2-313(1)(a) 11

2-314(c) 11

2-315 12

2-318 277

2-725 244, 281

Vehicle & Traffic Law

Section 375(21)(g) 765

417 271

1229-c 571

1229-c(8) 278–280, 571

1229-c(9) 280

Workers’ Compensation Law

Section 11 325, 326, 345

[References are to sections; appendices, where indicated.]

A

Accident Reconstruction

generally, §11.48

computer-generated, §11.59

courtroom storytelling, §11.49

demonstrative evidence, §16.50. See also Demonstrative Evidence

expert testimony, §§11.48–11.50

Actual Objects

generally, §16.18

advantages/disadvantages of, §16.19

use at trial, §16.20

Adequacy of Warnings. See Warnings

Admission Requests

corporate discovery, §10.12

Affirmative Defenses. See Defenses

AIDS

fear of disease/injury from exposure to, §7.41

Air Bags

federal preemption, §§7.10, 11.37, 11.38, 15.7

federal standard 208, §11.38

“no air bag” claims, §11.38

Safety Act provisions, §11.37

Airline Cases

federal preemption, §§7.10, 15.14

Alcohol Use

admissibility of, §14.54

Alteration of Product

accident vehicles, §11.6

defense of, §§5.11, 6.14

design defects, §6.14

effect on liability, §1.27

failure-to-warn cases, §§1.27, 6.14

“informed intermediary” doctrine, §6.14

inspection of product, §6.14

“knowledgeable user” doctrine, §6.14

material/substantial alterations, §§1.27, 5.11, 6.14

open and obvious dangers, §6.14

post-manufacture alterations, §§1.30, 3.8

replacement parts, §1.27

Robinson rule, §1.27

warning defects, §1.27

Alternate Liability Doctrine

market share theory, distinguished, §7.22

Alternative Designs

additional cost/safety dichotomy, §6.11

attacking plaintiff's design alternative, §6.9

breach-of-warranty claims, §6.13

burden of proof, §6.9

dangerousness, §6.12

unfeasibility of, §6.10

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

industry/trade association standards, §§6.6, 13.7, 15.0. See also Industry Standards; Trade Association Standards

warnings, Ch. 2 Appendix

American Society for Testing Materials (ATSM)

industry/trade association standards, §§6.6, 13.7, 15.0. See also Industry Standards; Trade Association Standards

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

industry/trade association standards, §§6.6, 15.0. See also Industry Standards; Trade Association Standards

Anatomy

demonstrative evidence, §16.52

Answers. See also Pleading(s)

culpable conduct, §3.12

time limitations, §5.8

Appeal and Review

expert testimony, orders precluding, §12.13

motions in limine

preservation of errors, §14.14

rights to appeal, §14.13

standard of review. See Standard Of Review

Articles/Texts

motions in limine, §14.23

Asbestos Litigation. See also Exposure Cases

collateral estoppel, §4.0

fear of disease/injury from exposure to, §7.41

market share liability, §7.26

Assumption of the Risk

generally, §§3.2, 5.12

abolition of, §3.1

burden of proof, §5.12

culpable conduct, as, §3.1

damages, apportionment of, §3.1

express, §5.12

pleading(s), §5.12

primary, §5.12

Attorney-Client Privilege

expert disclosure, §17.20

Attorneys

defense counsel. See Defense Counsel/Team

one trial counsel, limiting plaintiff to, §14.50

press/publicity, dealing with, §6.61

Audits

legal auditing, §8.2

Automobiles

air bags. See Air Bags

collisions. See Vehicle Collisions

crashworthiness claims. See Crashworthiness Claims

federal preemption, §§6.5, 7.10

seat belt usage. See Seat Belt Usage

vehicle component standards

admissibility of, §11.24

compliance with, §11.23

B

Barker/Manning Rule

wrongful-act plaintiffs, §3.9

Bifurcation of Trial

motion to bifurcate, §14.48

Bill of Particulars Demand

generally, §9.4

culpable conduct, §3.12

defect, specification of, §9.8

Bill of Particulars Response

culpable conduct, §3.12

Biomechanical Experts

vehicle collisions, §11.52

Biomechanics

demonstrative evidence, §16.52

Budgets. See Litigation Budget

“Bulk Supplier” Doctrine

warnings, §2.14

Burden of Proof

alternative designs, §6.9

assumption of the risk, §5.12

crashworthiness claims, §1.28

design defects. See Design Defects

“enhanced” injury claims, §1.28

expert testimony

admissibility of, §12.12

exclusion of, §12.12

failure-to-warn cases. See Failure-to-Warn Cases

manufacturing defects. See Manufacturing Defects

scientific evidence, §12.12

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