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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Sixth Circuit Holds That Contractual Provision Limiting Boeing Liability For Damages Does Not Prevent Government From Recovering Treble Damages Under The Civil False Claims Act
On September 12, 2002, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an appeal from the Southern District of Ohio, holding that the United States was not precluded from recovering damages from Boeing Co., under the civil False ...
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Science On Trial: The Silicone Symphony
Based in large part upon animal experimentation conducted by a scientist, Steve Carson, who was later convicted of fraud on the FDA, and upon admittedly misrepresented evaluations by Dow Corning's own Silas Braley, silicone gel became a popular ...
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The Useful Safe Life Defense: Finding the Relevant Product
RCW 7.72.060(1) creates a presumption that a product is beyond its useful safe life after twelve years from the date of first delivery, except where there is a warranty promising longer safe life, where there is intentional misrepresentation or ...
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Workplace Exposure to Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Fluids
Members have asked what type of training they should provide employees concerning bloodborne diseases, such as Hepatitis-B and AIDS, which can be transmitted through blood or bodily fluids. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration ("OSHA ...
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When Playtime Goes Wrong
for their children, but more than 200,000 children are seen in emergency rooms each year as a result of playground injuries. Seventy-five percent of these injuries occur on public playgrounds, and 75 percent are caused by falls. Thirty-six percent ...
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The Risk in Making “GMO-Free” or “BSE-Free” Certification
No one ever thought it would happen in the new millennium – multiple food scares in major civilized European countries. Concerns over food products classified as genetically modified organisms ("GMO") have lead to a surge in items on the grocery ...
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Suing Underwriters Laboratories in a Products Liability case
There are very few legal monopolies in the United States. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is one of them, Many people believe that UL is some sort of governmental entity, but, in fact, it is a private, moneymaking company. UL receives millions of ...
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Spoliation of Evidence in Pennsylvania Courts
The loss or destruction of evidence, termed "spoliation of evidence" can significantly affect the outcome of litigation. This is especially true in a product liability case since the product itself is often the best evidence of what occurred during ...
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The 3rd Restatement of Torts-Shaping the Future of Products Liability Law
The Restatements of Law are a series of legal treatises authored by the American Law Institute, a group of America's brightest legal scholars. The Restatements reflect the law in a general area, how it is changing, and the direction that its authors ...
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The Intersection of Madison Avenue and the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
The learned intermediary doctrine emerged from the development of strict product liability law, including the recognition of a cause of action for failure to warn. At its core, the doctrine is pragmatic: it recognizes that the warnings and ...
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