1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830310403321

Autore

Goodden Randall L. <1951->

Titolo

Lawsuit! [[electronic resource] ] : reducing the risk of product liability for manufacturers / / Randall L. Goodden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

ISBN

1-282-11297-X

9786612112973

0-470-41483-9

0-470-41482-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Disciplina

346.7303/8

346.73038

670

Soggetti

Products liability - United States

Industrialists - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Lawsuit!; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Introduction to Products Liability; 1.1 Courts and Jury Perceptions; 1.2 Judicial Hellholes; 1.3 Legal Reform; 1.4 Impact on Manufacturers; 1.5 Public Perception of Corporations; 1.6 Product Liability from the Insurance Perspective; 1.7 Insurance Companies Supporting PLP Programs; 1.8 Recommendations that Can Be Used on Products Liability Accounts Related to Design, Advertising, Instructions, and Product Recall; 1.9 Tougher Requirements from the CPSC

1.10 #1 Verdict of 1999: 4.9 Billion Against GM for Gas-Tank Explosion-Live Defense Demonstration Backfires and Turns the Tide2. Product Liability Around the World; 2.1 United States; 2.2 Australia; 2.3 Canada; 2.4 China; 2.5 Europe: Part 1; 2.6 Europe: Part 2; 2.7 Japan; 3. Product Liability Law; 3.1 Restatement Third of Torts; 3.2 Commonly Used Terms and Definitions; 4. New Product Introduction: More Effective Design Reviews; 4.1 The Different Stages or Types of Design Reviews; 4.2 Creating the Design Review Team; 4.3 Making Design Reviews the Policy



4.4 Developing the Design Review Procedure4.5 Minutes of the Design Review; 4.6 Policies and Procedures-Assets and Liabilities; 4.7 Engineering Change Control; 4.8 Traceability and Recall Preparedness; 4.9 Measuring the Effectiveness of the Design Review Team; 4.10 In Conclusion; 5. New Product Introduction: Product Safety Reviews Hazards Analysis, and Risk Assessment; 5.1 Creating the Product Safety Team; 5.2 Elements of the Hazards Analysis; 5.3 Design Review-a Viewpoint of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); 5.4 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

5.5 Cause-and-Effect Diagram5.6 MIL-STD 882; 5.7 Hazards Analysis Software; 6. Product Testing; 6.1 The Initial Design Process; 6.2 Conducting Product Tests; 6.3 Building a Testing Lab; 6.4 Complying with Domestic or International Standards; 6.5 Testing Products and Reacting to Test Results; 7. Warnings and Instructions; 7.1 The Legal Duty to Warn; 7.2 Presumption; 7.3 No Need to Warn Sophisticated Users; 7.4 The 2007 ANSI Z535.4 Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels; 7.5 The New Standard: ANSI Z535.6; 8. Product Warranties

8.1 Examples of Warranty, Warranty Disclaimer, and Exclusive Remedy8.2 Limitation of Liability; 8.3 A Businessperson's Guide to Federal Warranty Law (http://www.ftc.gov); 8.4 Offering Service Contracts; 8.5 Statement of Terms and Conditions; 8.6 Disclaimer or Limitation of Implied Warranties; 9. Product Marketing; 9.1 Deceptive Advertising v. Defects in Marketing; 10. Contracts, Purchase Orders, and Agreements; 10.1 Lack of Supplier Control; 10.2 Guilty by Association; 10.3 Purchase Orders; 10.4 Recall Considerations; 10.5 Distribution of the Purchase Order Terms and Conditions

10.6 Customer Contracts

Sommario/riassunto

Addressing product liability concerns and laws both in the U.S. and internationally, this book helps manufacturers and engineers develop and implement proactive processes that can reduce liability concerns and potential lawsuits. It discusses preventive measures in the engineering, development, and manufacturing of products and explains the procedures and processes manufacturers must have in place to reduce the likelihood of liability as well as to provide the best defense in case of a lawsuit. This is a premier resource for engineers, manufacturers, risk managers, and others concerned about p



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Record Nr.

UNISA996396703803316

Autore

Cottington R

Titolo

A true historicall discourse of Muley Hamets rising to the three kingdomes of Moruecos, Fes, and Sus [[electronic resource] ] : The dis-vnion of the three kingdomes, by ciuill warre, kindled amongst his three ambitious sonnes, Muley Sheck, Muley Boferes, and Muley Sidan. The religion and police of the More, or barbarian. The aduentures of Sir Anthony Sherley, and diuers other English gentlemen, in those countries. With other nouelties

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Holie Lambe, An. Dom. 1609

Descrizione fisica

[84] p

Altri autori (Persone)

SherleyAnthony, Sir,  <1565-1635?>

Soggetti

Islam - Morocco

Morocco History 1516-1830 Early works to 1800

Morocco Social life and customs Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Leaf A2r signed: Ro. C. Attributed to R. Cottington, who may be a ficticious person.

Signatures: A-K⁴ L² .

Running title reads: The historie of Barbary.

The last leaf is blank.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113