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ERIC Number: EJ519603
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2816
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Technical Documentation and Legal Liability.
Caher, John M.
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v25 n1 p5-10 1995
States that litigation over the interpretation and sufficiency of technical documentation is increasingly common as a number of suits have been filed in state and federal courts. Describes the case of "Martin versus Hacker," a recent case in which New York's highest court analyzed a technical writer's prose in the context of a lawsuit over a drug-induced suicide. (PA)
Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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