Products Liability
| Liability of Car Manufacturers for Injuries from Collisions Between SUVs and Smaller Cars |
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| More and more frequently, drivers of sedans and other smaller cars are injured and killed as a result of collisions with light trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). In many of these accidents, crash reconstruction experts have concluded that the injuries and deaths could have been prevented or lessened if both vehicles were of similar size. Other crash experts have determined that the problem with the smaller cars is that many of the less expensive models are not equipped with the same safety features that the bigger vehicles have. Statistics support the allegations that SUVs and trucks pose an increased risk or danger to drivers and passengers of other cars. In collisions between SUVs or light trucks and other cars, over 80 percent of those fatally injured were those not in the SUVs or trucks. More... |
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| Bioengineered Foods |
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| Biotechnology refers to scientific techniques that allow DNA to be modified. DNA is the genetic material of all living things.
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| Damages Awarded in Products Liability Lawsuits |
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| Courts award damages to pay back a person for loss or harm resulting from injuries caused by a defective product. The trier of fact (the jury in a jury trial or the judge in a bench trial) decides the amount of damages. The trier of fact has broad discretion in setting the amount of damages. The following are some of the factors considered in making an award: the injury, the need for future treatment, any disability, pain and suffering, age, occupation, and pre-injury health. A person's life expectancy is also considered if the injury is permanent. More... |
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| Human Gene Therapy |
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| Genes are the basic units of heredity. Human genes contain information that tells the body how to work. They are responsible for cellular structure and function. When a gene is defective, it prevents the cell from carrying out its normal functions.
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| Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs |
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| What is the learned intermediary doctrine? More... |
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