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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Torts Case Law in Texas
The Court held that a physician had no duty of reasonable care to third persons to correctly diagnose and treat a patient that could give rise to liability for harm inflicted by the patient upon third ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Preemption and Food and Drug Administration’s Final Rule on Tobacco
A: FDA is regulating cigarettes and smokeless tobacco as nicotine-delivery devices, pursuant to the Agency's statutory authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FDC Act). State and local requirements pertaining to cigarettes and ...
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Physician Incentive Plan Glossary of Terms
means a payment a physician or entity receives beyond any salary, fee-for-service payments, capitation or returned withhold. Bonuses and other compensation that are not based on referral levels (such as bonuses based solely on quality of care ...
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The $50,000 Can Of Paint: What You Need To Know About Shipping “Dangerous Goods” In Compliance With DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations
This alert is also available in Adobe Acrobat format here. Recently, more and more high profile public companies have been required to pay stiff administrative fines to the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") for improperly shipping ordinary ...
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Superior Court Addresses Spoliation And Admissibility of Evidence in Products Liability Actions
Three recent decisions by the Pennsylvania Superior Court dealing with spoliation of evidence and the admissibility of evidence in products liability cases may be of interest to manufacturers and their insurers. 1.In Elias v. Lancaster General ...
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Revisions to Residential Property Seller’s Disclosure Requirements
Prior to January 1, 2004, sellers of residential property in Oregon had a fundamental choice between disclosing specific facts about the condition of the property being sold or disclaiming all representations and warranties about the condition of ...
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Legally Adequate Warning Labels: A Conundrum for Every Manufacturer
A traditional axiom of products liability law is that a manufacturer or supplier of goods has a duty to warn of any danger from the intended or unintended but reasonably foreseeable use of its products. This duty extends to those using or purchasing ...
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International Product Liability Laws
Much has been written about the various European Union Directives enacted over the years, first establishing strict liability, and then providing more specific safety directives. Interestingly, this proliferation of product safety and product ...
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Illinois Products Liability Law: Explaining the McDonald’s Coffee Case
Many people have heard about the elderly woman who got almost three million dollars for burning herself when she spilled a cup of coffee she got at a McDonald's drive thru. Perhaps when you heard about that verdict you thought to yourself, "there ...
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Legal Issues For Companies And Agencies That Use GPS-Based Navigation and Position Technologies: Privacy Issues
Electronic Data Retention and Use Issues Many companies are developing or adopting satellite navigation and location technologies, such as those that rely on the Department of Defense's GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites. The ability of ...
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