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Product Liability

Sep. 30, 2000

Placing Blame

On the day the 37-year-old electrical technician departed to inspect and repair a potential fault condition in the 480-volt, 1,200-amp switchgear distribution panel, his mind raced through the backlog of assignments he would have to cover for his colleague who had fallen ill the night before.

By Samuel C. Taylor and Todd B. Benoff
        On the day the 37-year-old electrical technician departed to inspect and repair a potential fault condition in the 480-volt, 1,200-amp switchgear distribution panel, his mind raced through the backlog of assignments he would have to cover for his colleague who had fallen ill the night before.
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