• DocumentCode
    1076407
  • Title

    Product liability and the plant engineer: an introduction

  • Author

    Englis, Lawrence K.

  • Author_Institution
    NEORSD, Cleveland, OH, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1995
  • Firstpage
    1334
  • Lastpage
    1340
  • Abstract
    The influence of jury verdicts in product liability lawsuits on both manufacturers and suppliers of a wide range of products is growing. Since this influence cannot be ignored, it should be consciously incorporated in as another design input. The major theories of product liability recovery are introduced, along with some suggestions on how to address certain of the concerns raised
  • Keywords
    design engineering; engineering; product liability; standards; design input; jury verdicts; manufacturers; plant engineer; product liability lawsuits; recovery theories; suppliers; Assembly; Business; Costs; Design engineering; Injuries; Manufacturing processes; Packaging; Product liability; Raw materials; Whales;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.475723
  • Filename
    475723
    • Link To Document
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