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product liability

(Commerce) the liability to the public of a manufacturer or trader for selling a faulty product

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product liability

n (Jur) → Produkthaftung f

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MYTH TWO: Product liability reform won't have any effect on our competitiveness because when we are selling abroad we are playing by foreign rules.

The case for product liability reform--now

An empirical analysis by Paul Rubin and Joanna Shepherd found that the enactment of noneconomic damages caps and product liability reform were among the measures associated with a decrease in the non-motor vehicle accidental death rate over the 1981-2000 period for states that implemented those measures as compared to states that did not.

Does product liability make us safer? Adverse consequences arise from problems with the judicial system and jurors' judgment biases

On the matter of product liability reform, Satagaj said that Congress has changed tactics from a major overhaul of the nation's tort system to incremental changes.

NRHA Legislative Council meets, reviews key issues

Another New Years resolution Congress should act on is product liability reform.

Our New Year's resolutions for Congress, Administration

Graves asserted that state tort reform has passed in so many states in the nation over the past five years as an "appropriate reaction to judicial overreaching" that the citizenry has come to realize acts to its "ultimate detriment." He added, "In all probability, thoughtful product liability reform measures in Madison shall receive a deserved boost due to the dangerous elasticity of the Thomas cases and several unrelated decisions that the Wisconsin Supreme Court has issued coincidentally, which together stand to usurp the power of the legislature and permanently bend the state's traditional tort system out of kilter."

WI court says teen can sue paint companies

As a member of Congress, I supported comprehensive product liability reform legislation to stem the flood of frivolous lawsuits which clog our court system today.

Q & A with U.S. Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln: U.S. Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln made history on November 3, 1998, when she became the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate. She is only the second woman to win a U.S. Senate seat representing Arkansas

The issue of product liability reform has been on the national agenda since the mid-1980s.

Outlook promising for tort reform initiatives

Out of the 14 states who've passed legislation to protect gun manufacturers and retailers from junk lawsuits, Texas' work is the most important, for two reasons: First, Texas has passed perhaps the broadest product liability reform in the nation.

Gun Control: Moving To New Ground

As with multiple imposition of punitive damages, there is a clear need for product liability reform legislation at the federal level.

White House action on civil justice reform: a menu for the new millennium

Key upcoming debates facing the House and Senate include retail bankruptcy reform, a workplace ergonomics vote and the Small Business Product Liability Reform Act, Sederholm said.

NHMA LOBBIES FOR MORE LOBBYISTS

In states with the most change regarding product liability reform, annual loss costs have increased 4.4 percent since the mid-'80s, according to the report.

Study Finds Tort Reform Has No Effect On Insurance Prices

"In the area of legislative work, our number one agenda will be to continue work on product liability reform," said Herzog.