Unmasking the Test for Design Defect: From Negligence [to Warranty] to Strict Liability to Negligence

This Article will consider the problems engendered by imprecise judicial analysis of the notion of design defect. The central issues informing this investigation are as follows: (1) Can the notion of manufacturer fault or negligence be rationally eliminated in a design defect case? and (2) Should the term unreasonably dangerous be retained in the definition of defect in a design case, and if so, how should it be defined

Selected Topics In Tort Law

This speaker series took place over several days during the Spring semester of 1990. The Special Problems of Causation in Toxic Tort Cases lecture given by Sheila L. Birnbaum, Partner in the New York City firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom. (Tuesday, January 23, 1990) Damage Recovery in Toxic Tort Suits lecture given by Sheila L. Binbaum, Partner in the New York City firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom. (Tuesday, January 30, 1990) Methods and Roles in Tort Lawmaking lecture given by The Honorable Robert Keeton, Langdell Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School, U.S. District Court Judge for D. Mass. (Tuesday, February 13 and February 20, 1990) Procedural Innovations in and outside of the Courts and the Special Problems of Dignitary Torts lecture given by Richard Delgado, Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin. (Date unknown) The Future of Tort Law lecture given by Deborah R. Hensler, Research Director of the Institute for Civil Justice at the RAND Corporation. (Date unknown

Associations of Chronic Stress Burden, Perceived Stress, and Traumatic Stress With Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence and Risk Factors in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study

The current study examined multiple stress indicators (chronic, perceived, traumatic) in relation to prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (i.e., diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, current smoking) in the multi-site Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study (2010–2011)