Georgia Products Liability, 2023 ed.

Georgia Products Liability presents a survey of the law designed to protect the consumer against unscrupulous or negligent manufacturers and middlemen, as well as the laws that defend sellers against unwarranted liability claims. It is a vital component of every Georgia personal injury practitioner's library.

Theories of recovery examined in detail include:

• Negligence
• Warranty
• Strict liability

Additional topics covered include:

• Design defects
• Risk-utility analysis
• Prescription drugs
• Medical devices
• Warnings – adequacy; duty to warn
• Knowledge of defects; constructive knowledge
• Apportionment of fault
• Statute of repose – component parts
• Open and obvious dangers
• Learned intermediaries
• Expert opinions
• Joint tortfeasors

Time-saving appendixes include predrafted jury charges and a list of products liability cases segregated by product type.