Post-1950s product liability doctrine systematically lowered barriers for injured plaintiffs seeking redress.

Evidence

Beginning in the late 1950s, a fundamental shift occurred in product liability law as legal doctrines were developed that simplified plaintiffs’ efforts to obtain redress for injuries. Indicative of this shift is the fact that, under this third regime—contemporary product liability law—the plaintiffs in all three of the above scenarios were legally entitled to damages for their injuries. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3445

Categorization

• XREF: Frames the ‘three regimes’ periodization that structures the chapter’s account of doctrinal change.