Product Liability

• Author: Kevin R. Culhane
• Pages: 250-294

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Chapter 6

Product Liability

§600 Elements of Plaintiff’s Cause of Action

§610 Definitions

§620 Identifying Interrogatories

§630 Product Design and Testing

§640 Product Marketing

§650 Subsequent Measures and Foreseeable Misuses

§660 Factors Contributing to Consumer’s Safety Risk

§670 Prior Claims and Injuries

§680 Product Examination

§690 Miscellaneous Interrogatories

§695 Deposition Checklists

§600 Elements of Plaintiff’s Cause of Action

§601 Theories of Recovery

§601.1 Liability for Negligence

§601.2 Unavoidably Unsafe Products

§601.3 Strict Liability in Tort

§601.4 Commercial Supplier

§601.5 Manufacturing Defects

§601.6 Design Defects

§601.7 Failure to Warn

§601.8 Breach of Express Warranty/Misrepresentation

§601.9 Breach of Implied Warranties

§602 Defenses in Product Liability Action

§602.1 Contributory/Comparative Negligence

§602.2 Assumption of the Risk

§602.3 Product Misuse

§610 Definitions

§620 Identifying Interrogatories

§621 Defendant Manufacturer

§622 Product Manufacturer

§623 Manufacturer-Market Share Liability

§624 Dealers in Secondhand Merchandise

§624.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§624.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§625 Endorser Liability

§625.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§625.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

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§630 Product Design and Testing

§631 Product Specifications

§632 Oversight and Production Supervision

§633 Product Design

§633.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§633.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§633.3 Government Design Standards

§633.4 Defendant’s Contentions—Negligence Per Se

§633.5 Compliance With Federal Standards

§633.6 Compliance With Federal Design Standards—Defendant to Plaintiff

§633.7 Defendant’s Contentions Re Consumer Expectation Test

§633.8 Defendant to Plaintiff Consumer Expectation Test

§634 Learned Treatises

§635 Patents

§636 State of the Art

§636.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§636.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§637 Safety Tests

§637.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§637.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§640 Product Marketing

§641 Sale of Subject Product

§641.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§641.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§642 Distribution

§642.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§642.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§643 Warranty of Product

§643.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§643.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§644 Advertising

§644.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§644.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§645 Prior Warnings

§645.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§645.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§646 Instructions

§646.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§646.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§647 Intervening Negligence of Retailer

§650 Subsequent Measures and Foreseeable Misuses

§651 Design Improvements

§651.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§651.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§652 Subsequent Safety Measures or Devices

§653 Anticipated Use of Product

§654 Anticipated Misuse of Product

§654.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§654.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§660 Factors Contributing to Consumer’s Safety Risk

§661 Defendant’s Contention of Injury Cause

§662 Alteration or Modification of Product

§662.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§662.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§663 Useful Life Expectancy of Product

§663.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§663.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

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§664 Unavoidably Unsafe Products

§664.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§664.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§665 Defendant’s Contentions re Plaintiff’s Comparative Fault

§665.1 Pure Comparative Fault

§665.2 Modified (“Less Than”) Comparative Fault

§665.3 Modified (“Not Greater Than”) Comparative Negligence

§666 Assumption of Risk

§667 Safety Organization Affiliation

§670 Prior Claims and Injuries

§671 Prior Contentions of Defectiveness

§671.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§671.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§672 Prior Knowledge of Defectiveness

§672.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§672.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§673 Legal Actions and Suits

§673.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§673.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§674 Similar Claims and Legal Proceedings

§674.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§674.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§674.3 Similar Claims and Legal Proceedings

§680 Examination of Product

§680.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§680.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§681 Reports by Third Parties

§682 Product Recall

§682.1 Plaintiff to Defendant

§682.2 Defendant to Plaintiff

§690 Miscellaneous Interrogatories

§691 Affirmative Defenses and Denials

§692 Investigatory Interrogatories

§693 Tender of Defense/Indemnity

§694 Due Diligence in Preparation of Response

§695 Deposition Checklists

§696 Deposition of Defendant’s Person Most Knowledgeable

§696.1 General Background

§696.2 Product Testing and Design

§696.3 Additional Facts Regarding Product

§696.4 Facts Pertaining to Incident

§696.5 Defendant’s Contentions Regarding Incident Causation

§696.6 Statements by Parties, Witnesses

§696.7 Surveillance Conducted by Opposing Party

§696.8 Insurance

§697 Deposition of Plaintiff

§697.1 General Background

§697.2 Acquisition of Product

§697.3 Intended Use of Product

§697.4 Facts Pertaining to Incident

§697.5 Plaintiff’s Injuries and Treatment

§697.6 Plaintiff’s Economic Damages

§697.7 Plaintiff’s General Damages

§697.8 Statements by Parties, Witnesses

§697.9 Photographs re Injuries

§697.10 Surveillance Conducted by Opposing Party

§697.11 Insurance