What we know and don't know about product liability
ResearchPublished 1993
An edited transcript of written testimony delivered in September 1991 to the Consumer Subcommittee of the United States Senate Commerce Committee. The author covers five topics: trends in product liability; the nature and extent of product-associated injuries and the rate of claiming associated with these; the role of the tort liability system in compensating injuries; the effects on manufacturer behavior; and the need for additional information about the product-liability phenomenon.
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- Year: 1993
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- Document Number: P-7775-ICJ
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