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OverviewThis is the first and only 'one-stop shop' for lawyers that offers the necessary practical information relating to liabilities in connection with products in the major jurisdictions where the law of product liability is most fully developed and therefore influential worldwide. Thirty-three expert authors with wide-ranging knowledge of product liability law -A-- including litigation experience in a variety of jurisdictions - clearly define the law in relation to liabilities and responsibilities arising in connection with a potentially 'defective' product, and describe what steps to take when handling such a case. To the three jurisdictions universally recognized as the 'trendsetters' in the area of product liability - the European Union, the United States, and Australia - is added China, as its emerging industrial influence on the rest of the trading world and its nascent product liability laws make it essential to consider. Opening with summaries of the law in each of these four jurisdictions (plus Canada), the work proceeds to examine such aspects of product liability law as the following: * differences in each jurisdiction among the key practice areas of contract, tort, statute, and regulation; * the leading case law underpinning the principles in play in each jurisdiction; * the legal implications and demands of product recalls; * product liability insurance from legal and industry perspectives; * forum shopping; and * product risk management. Topics demonstrating the application of the law in practice provide an understanding of how the product liability systems of the jurisdictions covered actually work. In sum, this is an incomparable practitioner's guide to essential elements of the laws of product liability, primarily in Europe, North America, and China, but which will be useful virtually anywhere in the world. For product liability specialists this book will occupy an essential place among their resources. For most lawyers, who will be involved in product liability issues of one type or another at some stage in their career, this book will provide the essential quick groundwork whenever occasion arises. Among the many sophisticated academic works, comparative analyses across jurisdictions, and countless commentaries on the law of individual jurisdictions, this book is unique in its direct practical usefulness. The book will be revised annually. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arundel McDougall , Popat PrashantPublisher: Kluwer Law International Imprint: Kluwer Law International Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 1.402kg ISBN: 9789041126382ISBN 10: 9041126384 Pages: 1024 Publication Date: 01 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPart I Introduction to Product Liability Chapter 1 Introduction to Product Liability Duncan Fairgrieve & Geraint Howells Part II Overview of Product Liability Law Chapter 2 An Overview of Product Liability Law in the European Union Alison Brown & Adela Williams Chapter 3 An Overview of Product Liability Law in the United States Thomas E. Riley & Allison M. Alcasabas Chapter 4 An Overview of Product Liability Law in Canada Michael Parrish, Avon Mersey, Peter Pliszka, Enrico Forlini & Dominique Gibbens Chapter 5 An Overview of Product Liability Law in Australia Peter O'Donahoo, Peter Wood & Penny Harris Chapter 6 An Overview of Product Liability Law in the People's Republic of China Willi Vett & Larry Lian Part III Statutory Product Law in Contract Chapter 7 The European Union Product Liability Directive John Meltzer & Dan Armstrong Chapter 8 United States of America: The Statutory Basis Harvey Kaplan & John Sherk Chapter 9 The Statutory Basis/Product Liability Law in Detail: The Commonwealth of Australia Greg Williams & Leah O'Brien Chapter 10 Statutory/Product Liability Law in Detail: China Eugene Chen Part IV Product Liability Claims in Contract Chapter 11 Product Liability Claims In Contract: Europe Julian Acratopulo Chapter 12 Product Liability Claims In Contract: United States of America Anne Marie Seibel & Darrell Tucker Chapter 13 Product Liability Claims in Contract: The Commonwealth of Australia Amanda Turnill, Leah O'Brien & Melissa Leon Chapter 14 Product Liability Claims in Contract: The People's Republic of China Nie Rui Part V Product Liability Litigation Chapter 15 Product Liability Litigation: Europe Arundel McDougall Chapter 16 Product Liability Litigation: United States of America-The Procedural Law Joseph K. Hetrick, Elisa T. Wiygul & Alison V. Hawley Chapter 17 Product Liability Litigation: The Commonwealth of Australia Colin Loveday, Richard Abraham & Sheena McKie Chapter 18 Product Liability Litigation: The People's Republic of China Eugene Chen Part VI Regulation of Product Liability and Sanctions Chapter 19 Regulation of Product Liability and Sanctions: Europe Andrew Kinnier Chapter 20 Regulation of Product Liability and Sanctions: United States Tripp Haston & Andrew Johnson Chapter 21 Regulation of Product Liability and Sanctions: The Commonwealth of Australia Andrew Morrison & Mary Sheargold Chapter 22 Regulation of Product Liability and Sanctions: The People's Republic of China Shaosong Sun Part VII Product Recall Chapter 23 Product Recall in the European Union Matthew Bradley Chapter 24 Fifty-State Survey on the Duty to Recall or Retrofit in the United States of America Christopher Scott D'Angelo Chapter 25 Product Recall in Australia Colin Loveday, Richard Abraham & Sheena McKie Chapter 26 Product Recall in the People's Republic of China Jingzhou Tao Part VIII Product Liability Insurance Chapter 27 Product Liability Insurance Malcolm Sheehan Chapter 28 Product Liability Insurance for Life Science Companies James Bird & Mike Brown Part IX Forum Shopping Chapter 29 Forum Shopping Oliver Campbell Part X Risk Management Chapter 30 Risk Management: Counting the Cost of Product Recalls Steve Thompson, Nishad Morjaria & Linda Olivier Table of Cases Table of Legislations IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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