Product Liability Case Digest 2004-2005

Baldwin (member, Texas Bar) presents summaries of product liability cases. While this edition covers the spectrum of reported decisions, certain areas receive particular attention, including Supreme Court decisions with potentially significant ramifications in the mass tort litigation context, recent cases focusing on Daubert/Kumho and Frye , the learned intermediary doctrine in the context of drug products or medical devices implanted into a patient, and areas of continuing public interest, such as litigation on breast implants, latex allergies, Agent Orange, and diet drugs. Cases are arranged by product, with products listed alphabetically in seven main categories: construction, consumer products, farm machinery, medical products, miscellaneous toxic torts, motor vehicles, and workplace products. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)