Overall, by working practically through a concrete case this book provides valuable comparative views into the substantive and procedural product liability laws in the U.S.A., Germany and Argentina. The authors deliver - by highlighting the differences between the countries - a well-written presentation, in which they also describe possible defense strategies for manufacturers. In addition to the comparative contents, the book is flavored with experiences and insights of the three authors. Particularly, through its numerous practical aspects, the book delivers inspiring and valuable insights for scientific legal scholars, practitioners and interested students. The benefit of this fluently written book is even enhanced by the fact that each chapter contains a table-sheet summary where the commonalities and differences in the analyzed countries are accentuated. This alleviates the quick look for readers. In conclusion, here is a very felicitous and scientifically and practically valuable book, that can be recommended without reservation. --Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (Law of International Economy Journal)
The book convinces by a simultaneous and detailed presentation of central problems of product liability law and the review of the examined jurisdictions as a whole. Therefore, it is valuable for all those readers who practically or theoretically deal with product liability law as well as for those readers who are generally interested in comparative law. --Produkthaftpflicht international (Product Liability International Journal)
[This] book can be recommended with confidence to all those who are interested in product liability law, since even experts may discover some interesting new approaches in this book. The book is also valuable for those generally interested in comparative law, because it demonstrates in an exemplary manner that successful comparative law cannot merely end with a comparison of material norms, but what must instead be pursued is the examination of the law in its entirety, once again by placing the examined legal field in a social, resp. legal, nexus. --Versicherungsrecht (VersR)
In summary, by using an example of a concrete liability case, the book delivers insight into the aspects of the substantive and procedural product liability law in the United States, Argentina and Germany. The book is fluently written and easily to understand. It offers instructive and useful information for experts in companies, lawyers, legal academics and students. Especially useful are the tables at the end of each chapter, which summarize the content of the chapter and outline special characteristics, similarities and differences of the respective law in the three countries. This provides the reader with a quick overview. Everyone interested in product liability or comparative law will benefit from this book. Last but not least, it is quite economically priced. --Peter Hoffman, editor of Food and Law
[This] book can be recommended with confidence to all those who are interested in product liability law, since even experts may discover some interesting new approaches in this book. The book is also valuable for those generally interested in comparative law, because it demonstrates in an exemplary manner that successful comparative law cannot merely end with a comparison of material norms, but what must instead be pursued is the examination of the law in its entirety, once again by placing the examined legal field in a social, resp. legal, nexus. --Versicherungsrecht (VersR)
In summary, by using an example of a concrete liability case, the book delivers insight into the aspects of the substantive and procedural product liability law in the United States, Argentina and Germany. The book is fluently written and easily to understand. It offers instructive and useful information for experts in companies, lawyers, legal academics and students. Especially useful are the tables at the end of each chapter, which summarize the content of the chapter and outline special characteristics, similarities and differences of the respective law in the three countries. This provides the reader with a quick overview. Everyone interested in product liability or comparative law will benefit from this book. Last but not least, it is quite economically priced. --Peter Hoffman, editor of Food and Law
[This] book can be recommended with confidence to all those who are interested in product liability law, since even experts may discover some interesting new approaches in this book. The book is also valuable for those generally interested in comparative law, because it demonstrates in an exemplary manner that successful comparative law cannot merely end with a comparison of material norms, but what must instead be pursued is the examination of the law in its entirety, once again by placing the examined legal field in a social, resp. legal, nexus. --Versicherungsrecht (VersR)
Andrew J. McClurg is a nationally recognized torts scholar and teacher. He holds the Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law at The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. McClurg's books and law review articles have been cited by numerous courts and in more than 175 different journals. Before joining academia, he served as a law clerk to a federal district court judge and worked four years as a trial lawyer. Adem Koyuncu is both a lawyer and medical doctor. He is a lawyer in Cologne in one of the German offices of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, a major U.S. firm, where his practice includes German tort and products liability litigation. He is the author of two books and several articles in the field of products liability law, particularly as it relates to the pharmaceutical and medical device industry. He is an active national lecturer and presenter. Luis Eduardo Sprovieri is a partner in the Buenos Aires office of Baker & McKenzie, serving as coordinator of the firm s products liability group for Latin America. He is also a specialist in the fast-growing field of mass tort litigation in Argentina. Before joining Baker & McKenzie, he worked for almost two decades for the Argentine judiciary, reaching the position of Civil Court Clerk in Buenos Aires, the largest jurisdiction in the country. He is the author of several articles on tort law and civil procedure.
