51.   The defense means companies have limited liability even when they produce defective products.

52.   The grand jury in New Jersey is examining whether the health-care company sold defective products and is looking into the handling of customer complaints.

53.   The lawsuit, citing Indiana product liability law, alleges Whirlpool manufactured and sold a defective product.

54.   The jury agreed that Parhi was negligent, but it also found that Firestone was partly liable for providing a defective product.

55.   The pending legislation also includes limits on damage awards for defective products, which would be likely to survive a challenge because products move in interstate commerce.

56.   The other held that a consumer who suffers only emotional distress from a defective product is entitled to damages even if there has been no physical injury.

57.   The recall was announced against a background of heightened sensitivity in corporate Japan about defective products.

58.   The suit also accuses the gun makers of producing a defective product missing crucial safety mechanisms.

59.   The senior lawyer at General Motors Corp. gave a luncheon address on the need to overhaul the standards for lawsuits involving personal injuries and defective products.

60.   They did this by defeating legislation designed to restrict secrecy agreements in lawsuits involving people who were injured or killed by defective products.