“…A number of recent studies have explored the effects of various factors on the allocation of responsibility for consumer product accidents and injuries. Included in the factors that have been explored are product warnings (Laughery, Laughery, Lovvoll and McQuilkin, 1998), injury severity (Laughery, Laughery, McQuilkin and Lovvoll, 1997), risk taking (Meingast, Laughery, Laughery and Lovvoll, 1999), manufacturer's safety reputation (Kalsher, Wogalter and Williams, 1999;Resnick, Tschen and Kalsher, 1999) and expert testimony (Wogalter, Brantley, Laughery and Lovvoll, 1998). These stndies have implications for understanding jury decision making in product liability litigation.…”