In the United States, 11.7 million people visited emergency rooms in 2021 as a direct result of injuries resulting from the use of consumer products. When consumers are hurt or killed as a result ...

This idea spurred the development of a new course for the Engineering Management Program. The course, EMEN 5830-003: Engineering, Product Liability & the Litigation Process, brings together EMP ...

Expert Opinion Products Liability and the Evolving Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving way of thinking about the internet and how the devices we use every day ...

Given the significant costs associated with litigating product liability claims, product manufacturers should expend time and resources to reduce product liability risks and react quickly to ...

Plaintiff’s claims included strict product liability for defective design; failure to warn adequately regarding use of the dog collar; and a variety of negligence theories. Oberdorf, LEXIS at *7-*8.

The Commission’s product liability proposals will now move through the EU’s co-legislative process, meaning they will be debated and potentially amended by the European Parliament and the ...

Patrick Reilly, Eldin Hasic and Nikolas Spilson of Faegre Drinker discuss the European Union's new product liability directive, which makes substantive changes that impact manufacturers of ...

Product defects injure many Americans yearly, with 6,000 injuries/illnesses and 23 deaths reported in 2021. In that same year, defective products resulted in more than 219 recalls. When someone ...

However, the creative and elegant solutions employed in developing products can sometimes end up in unfamiliar territory for engineers—the courtroom. As a professor in the University of Colorado ...