Product Liability and Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures: Resolving the Conflict by Recognizing the Difference between Negligence and Strict Tort Liability

Authors

Roger C. Henderson, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Subsequent Remedial Measures and Product Liability Theory ... A. Policies Underlying Federal Rule 407 and Similar State Rules ... B. Product Liability Theories and Underlying Policies ... C. Subsequent Remedial Measures and Tort Theories—Recognizing the Difference

III. Reviewing the Case Law

IV. Admissibility of Evidence of Subsequent Remedial Measures in Nebraska

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Roger C. Henderson, Product Liability and Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures: Resolving the Conflict by Recognizing the Difference between Negligence and Strict Tort Liability, 64 Neb. L. Rev. (1985)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol64/iss1/2