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Front Matter (R1-R8)

Overview and Perpectives (1-20)

THE DYNAMICS OF INNOVATION AND PRODUCT LIABILITY (21-22)

Technology Issues and Product Liability (23-29)

Making Product Liability Work for You: A Path Out of the Product Liability Jungle (30-36)

The Role of the Justice System in the Product Liability Debate (37-44)

IMPACT ON ENGINEERING PRACTICE, INNOVATION, AND CORPORATE STRATEGIES (45-46)

The Chemical Industry: Risk Management in Today's Product Liability Environment (47-53)

Medical Devices, Component Materials, and Product Liability (54-61)

General Aviation Engineering in a Product Liability Environment (62-67)

Indirect Effects of Product Liability on Automotive Engineering Practice (68-76)

The Effects of Product Liability on Automotive Engineering Practice (77-81)

Approaches to Product Liability Risk in the U.S. Automotive Industry (82-112)

Innovation, Engineering Practice, and Product Liability in Commercial Aviation (113-119)

Regulation, Litigation, and Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Equation for Safety (120-128)

THE SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT (129-130)

Insurance: The Liability Messenger (131-137)

Junk Science in the Courtroom: The Impact on Innovation (138-150)

Product Safety Regulation and the Law of Torts (151-158)

The Inconvienient Public: Behavioral Research Approaches to Reducing Product Liability Risks (159-189)

Contributors (190-196)

Index (197-205)