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In Pennsylvania, as in many jurisdictions, product liability law is one of the more disputed and muddled areas of law. This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of Pennsylvania products liability law. This area of law has undergone dramatic changes in recent years with the federal and state courts in Pennsylvania split between the application of the Second and Third Restatements. This book addresses the implications of this important issue and provides thorough analysis of all the issues from the point of view of a trial attorney who practices in this increasingly complex area.History of Products Liability LawThe Rise and Fall of The Second Restatement Of TortsThe Rise of Restatement (Third) Of TortsThe Restatements in PracticeStrict Liability ConceptsBreach of WarrantyNegligenceManufacturing and Design DefectsWarning DefectsDamages?Punitive Damages?Indemnity, Contribution and Apportionment Damages?Jurisdiction, Venue and Related Principles?Discovery Process?Evidence in Products Liability Litigation?Expert Evidence and Products Liability?Automotive Product Liability Law?Federal Preemption and Products Liability Litigation?Food, Drugs and Medical Devices?Recalls

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<ul><li>Bradley D. Remick</li></ul>Bradley D. Remick, a Shareholder at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, concentrates his practice on the defense of complex product liability cases for small, medium and large (Fortune 500) manufacturing companies and their distributors. He has defended the manufacturers of tools, electrical components, scaffolding and lifts, tires, paint, automatic doors, machinery, backhoes and other heavy industrial equipment. He has also defended manufacturers of complex heat exchangers, chemical pumping systems and other industrial systems.Brad is national counsel to a company that designs and manufactures thermal fluid heaters and boilers. His background in firefighting has given him additional insight into the defense of cases on behalf of manufacturers of electrical components, electricians and others alleged to have started fires.Brad is a supervising attorney in the firm's Product Liability Practice Group. As such, he fields questions from attorneys throughout the firm regarding substantive legal issues relating to product liability. Brad also manages junior associates in the development of their practices.Brad is also a nationally certified fire fighter, who serves the Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department), and holds over 25 different certifications.Brad received his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and his B.A. from Kenyon College.

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