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77 Def. Counsel J. 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/defcon77 and id is 1 raw text is: January 2010 Volume 77, No. I Pages 1-156 International Association of Defense Counsel 303 West Madison Suite 925 Chicago, IL 60606 USA Telephone: 312.368.1494 Fax: 312.368.1854 E-mail: info@iadclaw.org Web site: http://www.iadclaw.org ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DEPARTMENTS Table of C ontents ............................................................................................... 1 President's Page ........................................................................................... 3 IAD C Tenets of Professionalism ................................................................... 5 IADC Officers and Board of Directors ........................................................ 7 Defense Counsel Journal Board and Committee Vice Chairs ....................... 8 C alendar of M eetings ................................................................................... 9 Conning the IAD C N ew sletters ..................................................................... 120 Review ing the Law R eview s ......................................................................... 146 FEATURE ARTICLES FINDING MIDDLE GROUND: RECONCILING THE DISPARATE APPROACHES COURTS HAVE TAKEN IN DETERMINING LIABILITY WHEN A PURCHASER DECLINES OPTIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT ...................................... 11 By Richard G Stuhan and Charles W Pugh Reviewing the two competing lines of cases governing situations where a purchaser declines an optional safety device and is subsequently injured in a manner that could have been prevented if the optional safety device had been in place, and recommending an alternative standard reconciling the need for consumer safety with the realities of the marketplace. THE CONSTRUCTION DEFECT HOT POTATO: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE PERFORMANCE BOND AND CGL POLICY - A SURETY'S PERSPECTIVE ............................. 30 By Shannon J Briglia and Edward Etcheverry Highlighting the distinctions that arise in claims made for defective workman- ship under a CGL policy or under a surety performance bond to discuss the inherent differences between insurance and suretyship.