This Interactive Qualifying Project provided an introduction to the general principles of product liability law and the basic concepts of product safety. Investigations and engineering analyses were performed on various court cases in order to determine who was at fault. The project concluded with a mock trial where each individual IQP group presented the final two cases. An objective jury observed the presentation and rendered a decision as to the amount of monetary responsibility each party deserved.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gates, Christopher Raymond
• O'Connell, Steven Joseph
• Bregman, Eric Pieter

Subject

• Well-Being
• Industry
• Health
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99D270I

Keyword

• Product safety
• Products liability

Advisor

• Hagglund, Raymond R.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright