Product Liability Litigation (The West Legal Studies Series) [Paperback]

Mark Kinzie (Author), Christine Hart (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0766820351 | ISBN-13: 978-0766820357 | Publication Date: August 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

Product Liability Litigation provides a comprehensive study of product liability with instruction in the litigation practices that prepare the products lawsuit for trial. It addresses such issues as the use and understanding of written discovery, document preparation, depositions, expert witnesses, product identification and testing, case management orders, and the trial itself. This text covers litigation preparation and theory, primarily in the form of case law interpretation by legal scholars and the use of restatements. The assignments and illustrative case studies presented in "Product Liability" foster critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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Mark Kinzie is a partner in the law firm of Stinson, Mag and Fizzell, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri. He has extensive litigation experience in the products liability field. Mr. Kinzie is also an adjunct professor of Legal Studies at Webster University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766820351
• ISBN-13: 978-0766820357
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Legal Text Does Not Limit Itself to Socratic Method, May 7, 2002

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Mark A. Kinzie, the author, April 2002
Author Comments
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION was written for law students. The text was designed to provide black-letter law principles of Product Liability through the Restatement Third (1997) and interpretation of these principles through current, issue-specific court opinions. The text differs from traditional approaches to law because it does not simply reprint case law. Instead, the topic is taught through a collection of Restatements, statutes, regulations, law review articles, case studies, and practice materials to give the student the basic parameters of Product Liability. We then expand those parameters through the interpretation given by court opinions, treatises, and law reviews. In each chapter the student is given essential elements, historical development, Restatement principles, a fact synopsis of each case, cites to additional materials, case notes, and case problems. Unique problems with food, component parts, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, used products, handguns, tobacco, and post-sale obligations of manufacturers are considered in Chapter 6. Practical approaches to product liability litigation are considered in Chapter 7. Enjoy.