LEI 269 - Product Liability

3 Credit(s)

Elective course for the bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.
An overview of personal injury and product liability litigation with emphasis on an analytical approach through thorough fact investigation and case preparation. The class covers a history of product liability law, case management, new case evaluation, determination of correct parties, and discovery. The importance of expert witnesses, specific types of medical and consumer products, design defects, and standards and regulations is discussed. Students learn how to locate and evaluate expert witnesses, evaluate forms, pleadings, and discovery. This is a nonlegal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Law, Legal Research I, and Civil Practice.