A MAJORITY OF THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FROM THE 99 READING BOOK PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE. A CHANGE IN THE COURSE SULLABUS WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY TO REFLECT THE NEW READINGS, MANY OF WHICH ARE VERY RECENT AND REPLACE THE OLDER READINGS USED LAST YEAR.
R26 "Restatement of Torts(2nd) from, Products Liability and the Reasonably Safe Product, by Weinstein, A.S., Twerski, A.D., Piehler, H.R. and Dohaher, W.A., John Wiley and Sons, 1978, pgs 267-287.
R33 Markus, R.M., "Compensating for the Consumer's Car Crash - The Plaintiff's Viewpoint", from Product Liability: Law, Practice, Science edited by Rheingold, P. and Birnbaum, S., Practising Law Institute, pp. 997-1004, 1975.
R34 Gallagher, M.R., "Preparation of the Defense of an Automobile Products Liability Case", from Product Liability: Law, Practice, Science edited by Rheingold, P. and Birnbaum, S., Practising Law Institute, pp. 1007-1013, 1975.
R37 Kolb, J. and Ross, S.S., The Regulatory Process: Federal and Industrial. in Product Safety and Liability, A Desk Reference, McGraw-Hill, pp. 43-72, 1981.
R38 Benedetti, Jan et. al. "Product Safety & Liability in Sate of Dynamic Change", in Product Liability & Safety Reporter, Bureau of National Affairs, February 22, 1991. Pg. 215-235.
R43 "The Litigation Process". Chapter 3 in Reforming Product Liability by W. Kip Viscusi. Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1991. pg. 42-61.
R46 "Regulation of Product Safety". Chapter 6 in Reforming Product Liability by W. Kip Viscusi. Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1991. pg. 117-131.
R50 "Designing warning signs and warning labels: Part II - Scientific basis for initial guidelines"' International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Elsevier, Volume 10, 1992, pgs 115-138.
R-51 "Principles of Prevention: Safety Information". Lehto and Miller. Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety., 1997. pgs 56.33-56.38.
R-52 Contents and Opening Statements by Senators Kasten and
Cannon, Representative Shumway, and Victor Schwartz, pgs, 1-17.
(Product Liability Reform. Hearings before the Subcommittee
For Consumers, Science, and Transportation. U.S. Senate 97th
Congress , 2nd Session, on S.2631, March 9,12, June 30, and July
1, 1982. Serial No. 97-109)
R-53 Statement of Ernest Sevier, American Bar Association, Ibid, pgs 142-146.
R-54 "Product Liability Act", S.2631., Ibid, pgs. 161-190.
R-55 Statement of C. Thomas Bendorf, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Ibid, pgs. 196-199.
R-55 Statement of John Eppel, Ford Motor Co., Ibid, pgs. 297-302.
R-56 Croft, Sarah L. "France and England: The European Product Liability Directive in Practice", For the Defense, Defense Research Institute. Chicago. Vol 42, No. 2, February 2000, Pgs. 9-13.
R-57 `Kirschman, Richard. J. "The Seat Belt Defense: Are Rumors of its Demise Greatly Exaggerated?" For the Defense, October 1998, pgs. 21-28.
R-58 Bodaken, Edward M. and Frank Pickard. "Maximizing Your Courtroom Presentation: An Application of Performance Theory". For the Defense, Defense Research Institute. Chicago. Vol 40, No. 9, September 1998. pgs. 35-38.
R-59 Hardie, William H.. "Liability Based on Testing Product Warning Labels." For the Defense, Defense Research Institute. Chicago. Vol 39, No. 10, October 1997. pgs. 27-32.
R-60 Goodman, William F. III and Lynn P. Risley. "Current Issues on the Warnings Front". For the Defense, Defense Research Institute. Chicago. Vol 40, No. 9, September 1998, pgs. 15-19.
R-61 Ross, Kenneth and Matthew W. Adams. "Legally Adequate Warning Labels: A Conundrum for Every Manufacturer." For the Defense, Defense Research Institute. Chicago. Vol 40, No. 10, October 1998. Pgs. 7-14.
R62 Hunt, Brian J. "Seller Beware: The Post-Sale Duty to Warn". January 1999. pgs. 37-39.
R- 63 American Law Institute. "Table of Contents" in Restatement of the Law Third: Torts - Products Liability. American Law Institute Publishers. St. Paul. 1998. pgs. xxi-xxix.
R-64 American Law Institute. Chapter 2, Sections 9,10,11 "Liability of Commercial Product Sellers Not Based on Product Defects at Time of Sale." in Restatement of the Law Third: Torts - Products Liability. American Law Institute Publishers. St. Paul. 1998. pgs. 187-205.