On Product "Design Defects" and Their Actionability
Wade, John W.
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- 2024Wilson v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc N.D. Iowa
- 1994Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc. Ga.
- 1992Larsen v. Pacesetter Systems, Inc. Haw.
- 1983D.L. ex rel. Friederichs v. Huebner Wis.
- 1981Wiseman v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Wash. Ct. App.
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Abstract
This Article has tried to explain and discuss these developments, to evaluate them, to show their relationship to the general state of the law, and to make suggestions on how far they should affect its future development. At present, the question of "design defects" and the determination of when a product is actionable because of the nature of its design appears to be the most agitated and controversial question before the courts in the field of products liability. I hope that this Article can be of some help to the courts in seeking to develop the most suitable answer to this question and that it may prove to be an incentive toward producing a consensus on the subject.'