Product Liability / Defective Products

First published in 1978 10 Southwestern University Law Review 13-33 [1978] I. INTRODUCTION Recent Supreme Court decisions in United States v. Bisceglia,[1] California Bankers Association v. Schultz,[2] and United States v. Miller [3] create concern about the intrusion of government into areas of personal and financial affairs in which citizens have had some expectation of […]

INTRODUCTION In Singh v. ERA (Santa Clara County) two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle operated by a real estate agent in the course of business. The agent’s broker was a franchisee of a nationwide real estate firm. The broker had insufficient coverage to satisfy the plaintiffs’ damages and absent a recovery against the nationally […]

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Proposition 51 was adopted June 3, 1986, and is codified as Civil Code section 1431.2. It revised the old rule of joint and several liability as to general damages and imposed a new rule of partial responsibility depending on percentages of fault. The statute, like any poorly drafted initiative foisted on the public by a […]

Each year, millions of consumers experience problems with a product or service. There are several strategies for resolving those complaints. First contact the seller. If that does not work, contact a consumer complaint agency. If that does not bring satisfaction, consider other options, such as arbitration or filing a lawsuit. This article begins with the […]