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Recent Articles Authored by Kenneth Ross


Warnings and Instructions

  • "Legally Adequate Warning Labels: A Conundrum for Every Manufacturer," (with Matthew Adams), For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., October 1998 [read]

  • "Revised Safety Label Standards Create Opportunity and Risk," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., January 2005 [read]

  • "More Guidance for Warnings and Instructions," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., December 2005 [read]

  • "Danger! The Legal Duty to Warn and Instruct," Risk Management Magazine, March 2007 [read]

  • "The Duty to Warn Illiterate and Non-English-Reading Product Users," In-house Defense Quarterly, Defense Research Institute, Inc., Winter 2008 [read]

  • "Location of Warnings: On Product or in the Manual?" Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., Summer 2008 [read]

Post-sale Duties, Including Recalls

  • "Avoiding Future Problems: The Increased Duty to Take Post-Sale Remedial Action," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., April 2002 [read]

  • "Adequate and Reasonable Product Recalls," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., October 2003 [read]

  • "Analyzing Manufacturers’ Duties with Respect to Post-Sale Safety Improvements," Product Liability Law & Strategy, December 2003

  • "Post-Sale Duty to Warn Monograph," General Editor and Contributor to monograph published by the American Bar Association, February 2004 [read]

  • "Keep Aware of Product Safety Reporting Requirements," Product Liability Law & Strategy, April 2006
    [read]

  • "Post-sale Duties: A Minefield for Manufacturers," (with George W. Soule), In-House Defense Quarterly, Defense Research Institute, Inc., Fall 2006 [read]

  • "Post-Sale Duties: How to Decide When the Duty Arises," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., April 2008 [read]
  • "Product Recalls: Be Prepared," Inside Supply Management (ISM), December 2008 [read]
  • "The Most Expansive Theory in Products Liability," Brooklyn Law Review (co-authored with Professor J. David Prince), Volume 74:3, pages 963-986 (2009) [read]
  • "Recall Effectiveness:  A Hot Topic," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., November 2009 [read]
  • "Protect Yourself from a Recall,"Inside Supply Management (ISM), January 2010 [read]
  • "Regulatory Reform Runs Rampant," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., February 2010 [read]

Other

  • "The Importance of a Proactive Document Management System," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., October 1999 [read]

  • "Risk Assessment and Product Liability," (with Bruce Main), For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., April 2001 [read]

  • "Establishing an Effective Product Safety Management Program," For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Inc., January 2003 [read]

  • "No-Injury Class Actions," Risk Management Magazine, December 2005 [read]

  • "Minimizing Risk When Buying or Selling a Business," Risk Management Magazine, January 2006
    [read]

  • "Product Liability Goes Global," Risk Management Magazine, February 2006 [read]

  • "Product Liability for Foreign Products – A PLP Primer," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., July 2007 [read]

  • "Manufacturer versus Component Part and Raw Material Suppliers: How to Prevent Liability," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., January 2008 [read]
  • "The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and its Effect on Product Liability Litigation," original appeared in Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., October 2008.  Has been updated as of January 7, 2009 [read]
  • "PLP: Even More Important in Tough Economic Times," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., Winter 2009 [read]
  • "Foreseeability: A Critical Analysis in Minimizing Pre-sale and Post-sale Liability," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Rearch Institute, Inc., Spring 2009 [read]
  • "Is There Anything Optional About Safety," Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Defense Research Institute, Inc., Summer 2009 [read]
  • "United States chapter in Product Liability in the Asia-Pacific," Federation Press, Australia, December 2009  [read]


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