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The Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 is an Act of the Oireachtas that augmented Irish law on product liability formerly based solely on negligence. It introduced a strict liability regime for defective products, implementing Council of the European Union Directive 85/374/EEC.

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Liability for Defective Products Act 1991

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The Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 is an Act of the Oireachtas that augmented Irish law on product liability formerly based solely on negligence...

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Product liability

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the European Union's product liability regimes are the two leading models for how to impose strict liability for defective products, meaning that "[v]irtually...

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Product Liability Directive 1985

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(now the European Union) which created a regime of strict liability for defective products applicable in all member states of the European Union, the...

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Statute of limitations in Ireland

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Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 Bar Review Institution of Proceedings the Statute of Limitations "Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 1951". "Time...

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Product liability in the Republic of Ireland

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Irish law on product liability was for most of its history based solely on negligence. With the Liability for Defective Products Act, 1991 it has now also...

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Consumer Protection Act 1987

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85/374/EEC, the product liability directive, by introducing a regime of strict liability for damage arising from defective products. Part 2 created government...

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Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

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committed with their products. Both arms manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract...

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Statute of repose

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Product liability involves the potential liability of manufacturers, distributors and retailers for injuries that result from dangerous or defective products...

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Tort

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For example, the European Union's Product Liability Directive imposes strict liability for defective products that harm people; such strict liability...

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English tort law

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protection, with the Product Liability Directive in the European Union, where businesses making defective products that harm people must pay for any damage resulting...

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List of acts of the Oireachtas

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27/1991 – Sea Pollution Act 1991 No. 28/1991Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 No. 29/1991 – B & I Line Act 1991 No. 30/1991 – Industrial Development...

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Asbestos and the law

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PMID 22354856. Slawotsky, Joel (2007). "International Product Liability Claims under the Alien Tort Claims Act". Tulane Journal of International & Comparative...

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Product recall

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recall is an effort to limit ruination of the corporate image and limit liability for corporate negligence, which can cause significant legal costs. It can...

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A and Others v National Blood Authority and Another

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Litigation, was a landmark product liability case of 2001 primarily concerning blood transfusions but also blood products or transplanted organs, all...

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Grant v Australian Knitting Mills

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Donoghue v Stevenson" (PDF). "Liability for Defective Products Bill, 1991: Second Stage". Seanad Éireann Vol. 130. 14 November 1991. Archived from the original...

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3M

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films, dental, orthodontic products, electrical, electronic connecting, insulating materials, medical products, car-care products, electronic circuits, healthcare...

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Ford Pinto

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that one of the clear lessons was to confront issues raised about defective products. This concern illustrates that after the Pinto case, corporations...

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English criminal law

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financial services and corporations, create strict liability that can be proven simply by the guilty act. Defences exist to crimes. A person who is accused...

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United States corporate law

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Texas Business Corporation Act of 1997, art 2.21(2) Henry Hansmann and Reiner Kraakman, Towards Unlimited Liability for Corporate Torts 100(7) Yale Law...

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Food and Drug Administration

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responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements...

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Duty of care in English law

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duty is found to be breached, a legal liability will be imposed upon the tortfeasor to compensate the victim for any losses they incur. The idea of individuals...

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Mergers and acquisitions

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damage awards such as those that could arise from litigation over defective products, employee benefits or terminations, or environmental damage. A disadvantage...

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History of radiation protection

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Industrial Employer's Liability Insurance Associations as accident prevention regulations for the Reich Insurance Code. Basic standards for radiation protection...

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Law of the United States

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imposed strict liability for defective products as a matter of public policy in the landmark case of Greenman v. Yuba Power Products. The American Law...

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