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The extent of current asbestos product labeling is limited
Except for products which are sold unwrapped, such as millboard; and asbestos-cement sheet, all products are labeled with the name of the manufacturer or distributor. Only asbestos paper and furnace cement are labeled as containing asbestos. Non-asbestos substitutes for all asbestos products are widely available to the public for household uses.
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Connecticut
Pickup and SUV occupants
47
precentage
16
Total motor vehicle deaths
294
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility
of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the
assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended
by the manufacturer.
Connecticut Verdicts and Settlements
Jury awards Connecticut woman $1,309,000 in car/bicycle accident
(9/4/2001)
On August 19, 1996, the plaintiff, Kathleen Ipacs, was riding her bicycle in a northerly direction in the southbound lane of North Quaker Lane in West Hartford. At the intersection of North Quaker Lane and Asylum Avenue, the plaintiff, David Crawford
The products you purchase from Connecticut retail stores, wholesalers,
supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit
guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser
of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product
is used in its intended manner.
Products with a dangerously defective
potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual
who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can
file product liability claims and take action against those responsible
for the defective or dangerous product.
Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Audio, RM, 8 Kbps, 4:09, 7/9/1998
NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group Source: National Public Radio
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Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls
Summary Judgment
Definition:
In a civil action, any party may make this procedural motion, after the Discovery phase, to dispose of the suit before trial has begun.
Torts law
Definition:
A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
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Connecticut Occupants of SUVs and pickups 
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