Products on Trial

Infobase, (film distributor.). Independent Production Fund (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: George Fletcher, Columbia University Beekman Professor of Law, leads panelists as they probe the issues surrounding product liability. The hypothetical scenario involves a corporation as it comes to terms with whether or not to proceed with the development of a new contraceptive drug for men. The key issue that emerges: Does the threat of product liability litigation ultimately protect consumers, raise prices, or stifle innovation?

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (59 min., 8 sec)) : sound, color.
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Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Independent Production Fund, [1993]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright: ©1993

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.18 Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 03, 2018. Multi-User. Originally released by Independent Production Fund, 1993.
Formatted Contents Note:	The New Product: Should We Develop Control? (10:02); On the Market: How Much Science is Enough? (9:02); Enter the Lawyers (23:09); The Trial and the Follow-Up (11:53); Credits: Products on Trial (1:24);
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 - 12, Academic/AP
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description