1.   In practice this will mean identifying a breakdown in the production process, failure to give adequate instructions for use or a defective design.

2.   A widow whose husband died while driving drunk can sue the maker of his car for defective design, the New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

3.   Cross said that the Coast Guard contacted all the manufacturers with the defective design and that they all agreed to voluntarily recall the boats.

4.   That court permitted a lawsuit contending that a pacemaker that suddenly failed, necessitating emergency surgery, had a defective design.

5.   The appeals court, however, said Lohr could proceed with her claim, but only so far as it alleged a defective design.

6.   The appeals court, however, said Lohr could proceed with her claim charging a defective design.

7.   The decision allows a Florida woman to pursue a state lawsuit charging she was injured because of a defective design in a Medtronic pacemaker.

8.   The high court decision allows a Florida woman to pursue a state court lawsuit charging she was injured because of a defective design in a Medtronic pacemaker lead wire.

9.   The ruling allows a Florida woman to pursue a state court lawsuit charging she was injured because of a defective design in a Medtronic pacemaker lead.

10.   The suit accuses the companies of defective design, negligence and indiscriminate sale and distribution of their products.