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The American ''Restatement of Torts, Second'', is a treatise issued by the
The American ''Restatement of Torts, Second'', is a treatise issued by the American Law Institute
The American Law Institute (ALI) is a research and advocacy group of judges, lawyers, and legal scholars established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of United States common law and its adaptation to changing social needs ...
. It summarizes the general principles of common law United States tort law. The volumes covering torts are part of the second ''Restatements of the Law
In American jurisprudence, the ''Restatements of the Law'' are a set of treatises on legal subjects that seek to inform judges and lawyers about general principles of common law. There are now four series of ''Restatements'', all published by the ...
'' series.
It includes four volumes, with the first two published in 1965, the third in 1977 and the last in 1979.
Section 402A of this ''Restatement'', discussing strict liability
In criminal and civil law, strict liability is a standard of liability under which a person is legally responsible for the consequences flowing from an activity even in the absence of fault or criminal intent on the part of the defendant.
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for defective products, is by far the most widely cited section of any ''Restatement''. It gave birth to such an enormous body of case law that an entirely new ''Restatement of Torts, Third: Products Liability'' was published in 1997 to supersede Section 402A and related sections.
See also
*''Restatements of the Law
In American jurisprudence, the ''Restatements of the Law'' are a set of treatises on legal subjects that seek to inform judges and lawyers about general principles of common law. There are now four series of ''Restatements'', all published by the ...
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