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Maritime Products Liability Law: Understanding the Fundamentals

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The United States Supreme Court first recognized products liability, including strict liability, as part of the general maritime law in East River Steamship S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858 (1986). The...more

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Recent cases highlight strategies to defeat punitive damages even when compensatory liability may be difficult to avoid

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In many product liability, mass tort, and consumer cases the gravest—and probably least predictable—risk is a runaway punitive damages award. Unlike compensatory damages, which are tied to the plaintiff’s actual injuries,...more

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