| The Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Humanitarian Use Devices |
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| A humanitarian use device is a device used in treating rare medical conditions.
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| Household Refrigerator Safety Act |
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| The headlines are too familiar and too tragic: "Children, 4 and 7, Found in Old Refrigerator, Dead From Suffocation." The Household Refrigerator Safety Act (Act) was passed to prevent children from becoming trapped inside refrigerators and suffocating to death. More... |
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| Defenses in Products Liability Lawsuits |
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| Products liability is an area of law that covers personal injuries and property damage caused by defective products. A product might be defective because it was improperly designed or manufactured. If a defective product causes personal injuries or property damage, anyone involved in the manufacture or distribution of the product might be liable for injuries caused by the defect. In many states, you can sue the manufacturer, the wholesaler, the distributor, or the store where the defective product was purchased. There are several defenses that can be raised in a products liability lawsuit. This article covers the following defenses: statutes of limitations, contributory negligence and comparative negligence, product misuse and assumption of risk. More... |
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| Ultrahazardous Activity Doctrine |
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| The ultrahazardous activity doctrine imposes strict liability for damage proximately caused by one who carries on an "ultrahazardous" or "abnormally dangerous" activity. This means that even if the person performing the ultrahazardous or abnormally dangerous activity uses the utmost case, that person will still be held liable for any resulting damage. More... |
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| Poison Prevention Packaging Act |
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| The Poison Prevention Packaging Act (Act) was passed to prevent unintentional child poisonings. The Act requires special packaging to protect children from injury or illness as a result of handling, using, or ingesting certain drugs and household substances. The Act requires child-resistant packaging for such products. A child-resistant package is one that is significantly difficult for children under the age of five to open. More... |
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