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

• Autore: Goodden Randall L. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2009
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.7303/8; 346.73038; 670
• Soggetto topico: Products liability - United States; Industrialists - United States
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Lawsuit
• ISBN: 1-282-11297-X; 9786612112973; 0-470-41483-9; 0-470-41482-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830310403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II