Product Liability
This is FindLaw’s collection of Product Liability articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Product liability laws are based on the the premise that companies generally have a duty to protect consumers from potential hazards. Courts have held that manufacturers generally have more insight and knowledge about their products, so it falls to them to assume financial responsibility for any injuries or damage they cause. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
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Product Liability Articles
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Environmental Advisory: Federal Government to Set Standards for “Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services”
USEPA has invited standards organizations (e.g. ASTM, NSF, ASQ, private organizations) to help it develop standards for "Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services." 64 Fed. Reg. 2640 (Jan. 15, 1999). This proposal should be of great interest and ...
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Evidence Spoliation: A Growing New Tort
During the mid-1980s, courts in three states (Alaska/California/Florida) began upholding the civil tort of spoliation of evidence, permitting the recovery of money damages from persons or companies who destroyed evidence relevant to a civil claim ...
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Executive Summary of the Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution Of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents
With the August 1996 publication of a final rule on tobacco in the Federal Register, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will regulate the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to children and adolescents. The action results ...
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Executive Summary Regarding Jurisdictional Determination
Executive SummaryAnnex: Nicotine in Cigarettes And Smokeless Tobacco Is a Drug And These Products Are Nicotine Delivery Devices Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ActJurisdictional DeterminationThis document explains the basis for the Food ...
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Failure to Provide Birth Control in Health Plans Constitutes Sex Discrimination
A Washington State federal judge ruled company health insurance plans that cover most prescription drugs but not birth control pills illegally discriminate against women. This was the first federal challenge to employers who do not cover birth ...
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Fast Food: The Next Tobacco?
In the Summer of 2002, three lawsuits were filed against Quick Service Restaurants ("QSRs") alleging that various classes of plaintiffs had suffered damages caused by eating what is commonly referred to as "fast food." Plaintiffs' counsel and the ...
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FDA Issues Guidance for New Strategy on Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices: “Enforcement Priorities for Single-Use Devices Reprocessed by Third Parties and Hospitals”
On August 14, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA")'s Center for Devices and Radiological Health issued "Enforcement Priorities for Single-Use Devices Reprocessed by Third Parties and Hospitals," a final guidance on the reuse of medical ...
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FDA to Regulate the Reprocessing of Disposable Medical Devices by Hospitals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance documents outlining how, for the first time, it will comprehensively regulate hospitals that reprocess and reuse medical devices that are labeled as disposable or “single-use ...
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Federal Trade Commission Brochure: Warranties
May 1998 When you make a major purchase, the manufacturer or seller makes an important promise to stand behind the product. It's called a warranty. Federal law requires that warranties be available for you to read before you buy. Coverage varies, so ...
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Federal Trade Commission Evaluation of the Tobacco Industry Analysis Submitted to Congress on October 8, 1997
This evaluation has been prepared by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission in response to several congressional requests. (2) In September, the FTC staff prepared a report analyzing the financial impact of the proposed tobacco industry ...
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