DRI’s latest Defense Library Series release is a concise, practice-oriented compilation and discussion of the law of products liability and the various defenses that can be raised to products actions in each state and other jurisdictions.  Each chapter is written by a top lawyer with deep experience defending products actions in his or her state.  The compendium describes and analyzes the various statutes and judicial decisions that govern products liability in each jurisdiction. In addition to the 50 states, the book covers the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, the European Union, and several nations in the Asia/Pacific Rim area.

Earlier editions of Products Liability Defenses were published in 1992, 2001 and 2004.  Products liability is a rapidly changing area of defense practice, calling for a thorough update in 2007 to cover recent developments.  In addition to traditional products defenses, the book analyzes such timely topics as qualification of expert witnesses, spoliation of evidence, punitive damages, and the impact of the Third Restatement of Torts; Products Liability.

Products Liability Defenses also contains three specially-commissioned articles that explore in depth the crashworthiness doctrine, the reliability of expert testimony and electronic discovery in products litigation.