LEGAL ANALYSIS OF AVIATION AND ENGINEERING DISASTERS

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This course examines legal issues of mass torts in the specific arena of aviation and engineering products liability, negligence and personal injury law. Special focus is on class action lawsuits that give rise to mass tort litigation. Emphasis is on strict product liability, design defect, manufacturing defect, negligence, defenses to negligence and the claims that have given rise to mass tort litigation in U.S. and international jurisprudence. The Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) is examined in the context of aviation and aerospace engineering.