Product Liability
Motor Vehicle Crashes

VEHICULAR CRASHES & LIMITED INSURANCE

I.  CONSIDERATIONS

A.  Vehicle Age & Condition

B. Injured/Decedent

C. Resources

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II. PRODUCT ENGINEERING

A.  Human Considerations

B.  Safety Definitions

C.  Design Safety Hierarchy

D.  The Harry Philo Axiom:

E.  Alternative Safety Measures

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III.  LEGAL CONCEPTS

A.  Negligence

ii.  Crashworthiness

Rollover

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

A.  Negligence

B.  Express Warranty

c.  Puffing

B.  Express Warranty

C.  Implied Warranty

C.  Implied Warranty

C.  Implied Warranty

C.  Implied Warranty

C.  Implied Warranty

IV.  99B DEFENSES

A.  99B-2(a) Sealed Container

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99B-2(a) Sealed Container

B.  99B-2(b) Privity Retained

C.  99B-3 Alteration or Modification

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

4.  Contributory Negligence Per Se

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

D.  99B-4 Contributory Negligence

V.  STATUTORY DEFENSES

VI.  FACTUAL DEFENSES

VI.  FACTUAL DEFENSES

VI.  FACTUAL DEFENSES

IV.  DEFECTS

IV.  DEFECTS

IV.  DEFECTS

IV.  DEFECTS

IV.  DEFECTS

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IV.  DEFECTS

IV.  DEFECTS

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