Fall 2012
5311 Products Liability - SANDERS- 12627

Professor(s): Joseph Sanders (FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Business and Commercial Law 

Time: 10:30a-12:00p  TThLocation: 240  BLB

Course Outline: The course is a general survey of the field of products liability. It examines various theories of recovery for injuries caused by product. The primary focus is on the special set of doctrines that are reflected in the Second Restatement of Torts and Third Restatement of Torts: Products Liability.

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First Day Assignments: Professor Sanders will not be meeting his class the first week of classes (August 27-31).
The first day of class will be the day after Labor Day (September 4).

First Day Assignment (September 4)
Products Liability: Fischer et al. 4th ed. pp. 1-52.

Final Exam Schedule: 12/13 9am-noon  240 BLB    

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Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: No
Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement: No

Book Requirements:

• (4/20/2012 1:36:09 PM ) Title: Products Liability Cases and Materials
  Author: David A. Fischer, Michael D. Green, William Powers Jr., and Joseph Sanders
  Edition: Latest Edition Year:  ISBN:  Publisher: Thomson/West