Kenneth W. Simons (UCI Law) discusses the history of strict liability and specifically how § 402A in the Restatement of the Law Second, Torts affected products liability as a whole. Simons serves as Reporter on Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons.
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