Book Description

The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Products Liability: Problems and Process offers a problem-based approach that balances doctrine with in-depth exercises that prompt students to apply the law in realistic fact scenarios. Rules and comments from the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability—for which two of the authors, James Henderson and Aaron Twerski, have served as co-reporters—are fully integrated throughout the text. Brief dialogs among the three authors present a range of perspectives on controversial issues within the field to help stimulate reflection and discussion. The book concludes with a chapter on products liability in a global context. New to the Ninth Edition: Fully updated notes and cases in every chapter, including the latest scholarly commentary Several new lead cases incorporated throughout the book Addition of new material on hot topics such as autonomous vehicles and other disruptive technologies, the liability of online retailers such as Amazon.com, and the use of public nuisance litigation by states and cities in contexts like climate change Professors and student will benefit from: Student-friendly mix of cases, notes, and problems introduces students to black-letter law and its underlying policies Rules and comments from the Restatement are fully integrated throughout the text Dialogs among the three authors present a range of perspectives on controversial issues within the field to help stimulate reflection and discussion Problem-based approach encourages students to apply the law to real-life situations A slim, user-friendly volume