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Karlan Torts Materials Fall 2015
Resource 7 . 10
11 minutes

Welge v. Planters Lifesavers Co.

Pam Karlan

Judge Posner in a peckish mood.  This case, and Smoot, are cases about the interaction of res ipsa and modern products liability doctrine.

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
17 F.3d 209
No. 93-2080
1994-02-22

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