Products Liability Conference Committee Bill.

Reviews provisions of the Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996, a conference committee reconciliation of House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 956. Addresses treatment of damages, breadth of coverage, statute of repose, definitions of "manufacturer," liability of sel...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judgments. Actions and defenses. Limitation of actions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews provisions of the Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996, a conference committee reconciliation of House- and Senate-passed versions of H.R. 956. Addresses treatment of damages, breadth of coverage, statute of repose, definitions of "manufacturer," liability of sellers versus manufacturers, statute of limitations, workers compensation, and issues of biomaterials suppliers liability.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.