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Product liability—who pays for it?
Author(s) -
Gregory R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of vinyl technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 0193-7197
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.730110309
Subject(s) - product liability , warranty , liability , product (mathematics) , tort , business , strict liability , commerce , actuarial science , finance , law , mathematics , political science , geometry
Abstract A previous overview paper presented at the 1987 SPE ANTEC classified product liability in the plastics industry into three types of tort liability, namely: negligence, breach of warranty, and strict liability. This paper takes the problem one step further and attempts to relate product liability directly to the field of extrusion processing of plastics. Responsible parties are identified, reasons for unjust claims aganist some of these parties are explained, and proposed product information is given which resin and additive suppliers might furnish converters to supplement that normally included by manufactures of extrusion equipment.