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Product liability legal issues. Legal resources related to product liability lawsuits. Articles and bulletins related to product liability law. Brief on how mass personal injury litigation differs from other product liabilility cases.

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A New Breed of Products-Based Litigation [pdf] [31589] ?

Discusses the implications of consumer fraud class action product liability lawsuits

Avoiding the Misuse Defense in Products Cases [1937] ?

Plaintiff attorneys can thwart this effort to avoid liability by using careful discovery and creative pleading

CPSC Office of the General Counsel Advisory Opinions [10469] ?

Consumer Product Safety Commission views on product safety standards

CPSC Study on Phthalates in Teethers, Rattles and Other Children's Products [5566] ?

Risk of chronic toxicity associated with exposure to Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) in child products

Defective and Dangerous Products - Legal Issues [33916] ?

Legal issues in product liability cases

Ending Secrecy in Defective Product Litigation [1938] ?

Discussion of federal reporting rule for consumer products

FDA Alert [31592] ?

Legal developments affecting FDA-regulated products

Food Safety Litigation Alert [31591] ?

Developments in food safety litigation law

Latex Protein Toxic Syndrome Litigation [17553] ?

Courts have held manufacturers of latex gloves strictly liable for their causing latex alleres

Product Liability Law in Wisconsin [16669] ?

Explanation of the basic legal principles of Product Liability in Wisconsin

Products Liability Alert [31590] ?

Developments in products liability law

Understanding Mass Personal Injury Litigation [2837] ?

Rand brief on how mass personal injury litigation differs from other product liabilility cases


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