context: The Advisory Committee's notes to Rule 407 direct the court to consider the "event" as being the occurrence of injury. Id., advisory committee's note, 1997 amendments. The Fourth Circuit authority cited by Con-Way is not to the contrary.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 628 F.2d 848, 857-58
citation_a.parenthetical: applying rule in both negligence and strict liability actions, policy of rule being to encourage remedial measures
citation_a.sentence: See Chase v. General Motors Corp., 856 F.2d 17, 21 (4th Cir.1988) (excluding evidence of automobile recall in products liability action based on faulty brake design, but admitting evidence of changes in brake design that were made before plaintiffs accident); see also Werner v. Upjohn Co., 628 F.2d 848, 857-58 (4th Cir.1980) (applying rule in both negligence and strict liability actions, policy of rule being to encourage remedial measures).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 856 F.2d 17, 21
citation_b.parenthetical: excluding evidence of automobile recall in products liability action based on faulty brake design, but admitting evidence of changes in brake design that were made before plaintiffs accident
citation_b.sentence: See Chase v. General Motors Corp., 856 F.2d 17, 21 (4th Cir.1988) (excluding evidence of automobile recall in products liability action based on faulty brake design, but admitting evidence of changes in brake design that were made before plaintiffs accident); see also Werner v. Upjohn Co., 628 F.2d 848, 857-58 (4th Cir.1980) (applying rule in both negligence and strict liability actions, policy of rule being to encourage remedial measures).