TY - JOUR PY - 1978// TI - The plaintiff's attorney JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting A1 - Philo, Harry M. A1 - Atkinson, Linda Miller SP - 669 EP - 669 VL - 22 IS - 1 N2 - The social purpose of product liability litigation is product safety and accident Prevention. The role of the Human Factors Expert in that context is to educate juries, trial judges and appellate judges, attorneys, and experts in product design. The role of the Human Factors Expert in this context also includes being educated by the attorney's hindsight and experience, the technical materials, and by due care standards rather than compromise standards.
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LA - en SN - 2169-5067 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1071181378022001173 ID - ref1 ER -