Whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants, this handbook is your essential guide to the products liability case, covering topics ranging 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.
Chapter 1 — Strict Liability in Tort in Products Liability Cases
Donald J. Nolan, Nolan Law Group, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Negligence and Warranty Theories of Products Liability
Kyler H. Stevens, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, O'Fallon, IL
Chapter 3 — Parties to Products Liability Cases
Timothy L. Krippner and Daniel J. Powell, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Defenses to Products Liability
Nicholas J. Bertschy and Keith B. Hill, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Peoria and Edwardsville, IL
Chapter 5 — Investigation and Development of the Products Liability Case
Michael H. Cantieri and Christopher K. Triska, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, 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, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Pleadings, Motions, and Third-Party Practice
David J. Sullivan,Sullivan O'Malley LLC, 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, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Insurance Coverage for Products Liability
John P. O’Malley, Sullivan O'Malley LLC, Chicago
Chapter 11 — Damages in Products Liability Cases
Joseph T. Morrison, Kelleher + Holland, LLC, North Barrington, IL
Chapter 12 — Motions for Summary Judgment and Appeals
Lew R.C. Bricker andMichael S. McGrory, Amundsen Davis LLC, Chicago
