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When a product fails and causes harm, what steps should a lawyer take? They have a valuable resource in Products Liability: Problems and Process, a book co-written by James A. Henderson Jr., the Frank B. Ingersoll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, and Aaron D. Twerski of Brooklyn Law School. The book, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc., has just been reissued in its sixth edition.

This text focuses on cases and theory in American products liability and includes chapters on manufacturers’ strict liability for defect-caused harm, adjusting the liability system to the demands of a national economy, and international perspectives on products liability. It is an accessible look at products liability, providing a problem-based approach that applies the law to real-life situations.

“In this new edition,” says Henderson, “we included recent relevant cases, such as Parish (Iowa Supreme Court) on category design liability, Greene (Michigan Supreme Court) on failure to warn, and Williams (United States Supreme Court) on punitive damages.”

Henderson, a leading commentator in the field of torts and products liability, has testified extensively on torts, products liability and insurance before the Senate and Congress, as well as before numerous state legislatures. He currently serves as Special Master in the World Trade Center Site litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.