Whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants, this handbook is your essential guide to the products liability case, from who may bring a products liability action and who is subject to liability, to defenses to products liability, discovery, and damages. Products liability is a multifaceted, ever-changing area of the law, requiring practitioners to constantly hone their knowledge of the rules applicable to appeals in products liability actions, the preservation of evidence, and new legislation and caselaw. Revitalize your products liability practice and streamline your case preparation with over 30 forms, checklists, and sample clauses, including a client interview checklist, notices to produce, a retainer agreement, sample language for elements of damages, and a notice of appeal.
General Editor: Bradley C. Nahrstadt, Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 1 — Strict Liability in Tort in Products Liability Cases
Kara L. McCall, and Bojan Manojlovic, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, and Teri H. Peeples, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY
Chapter 2 — Negligence and Warranty Theories of Products Liability
Bradley C. Nahrstadt and James H. Whalen, Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 3 — Parties to Products Liability Cases
Jeffrey Singer and Timothy L. Krippner, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 4 — Defenses to Products Liability
Rex K. Linder and Mark D. Hansen, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Peoria
Chapter 5 — Investigation and Development of the Products Liability Case
Michael H. Cantieri and Christopher K. Triska, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Use of Discovery in Products Liability Cases
Bruno R. Marasso, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Use of Expert Witnesses in Products Liability Cases
Timothy L. Krippner and William R. Irwin, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 8 — Pleadings, Motions, and Third-Party Practice
David J. Sullivan, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C., Robert P. Conlon and Christopher A. Wadley, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, and John T. Williams and Craig W. Mandell, Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Special Aspects of Products Liability Trials
Thomas G. Siracusa, Power Rogers & Smith, L.L.P., Chicago
Chapter 10 — Insurance Coverage for Products Liability
John P. O’Malley, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham PC, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Damages in Products Liability Cases
Joseph T. Morrison, Morrison & Morrison, P.C., Waukegan
Chapter 12 — Motions for Summary Judgment and Appeals
Bradley C. Nahrstadt, Lipe Lyons Murphy Nahrstadt & Pontikis Ltd., Chicago
