PRODUCT LIABILITY - STATUS AND FUTURE

• NCJ Number: 17525
• Author(s): MIHALASKY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: American Soc of Mechanical Engineers; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWS FROM 'CAVEAT EMPTOR' TO THE 1972 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.

Abstract

THE TOPICS CONSIDERED ARE THE CHANGE IN THE LEGAL ATTITUDE TOWARD PRODUCT LIABILITY FROM 'LET THE BUYER BEWARE' TO 'LET THE SELLER BEWARE'; THE APPARENT DECREASE IN THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF PRODUCTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT ATTEMPTS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. A LIST OF GENERAL AND LEGAL REFERENCES IS INCLUDED.