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Resource 23 . 1 . 4
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Hood v. Ryobi America Corp. : "The Saw with Removed Bladeguards"

Jonathan Zittrain,
Jordi Weinstock

Should courts hold warning labels to be defective if they fail to include all the possible consequences of failure to heed the label? Should manufacturers have to accommodate foreseeable misuse when they design their products?

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
181 F.3d 608
No. 98-2442
1999-06-23

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