Liability for injuries caused by the printed media

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Liability for injury caused by print media has usually been based on a products liability theory of negligence, breach of warranty or strict liability. Action may be brought against author, publisher or retailer. Author liability for error in the content of books is sometimes recognized but has yet to be clearly defined. Publisher and retailer liability is even further removed. However, all members of the publishing chain should take precautions such as thorough testing of recipes and maintenance of adequate insurance.

Newspapers, Periodicals

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Looking at Europe for the difference between strict and fault-based liability

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The goal of the European Community Products Liability Directive, issued in 1985, was a planned transition from fault-based to strict liability. The directive can be seen as an importation of the American notion of loss spreading into a Europe which is beginning to see its social insurance costs as too burdensome. The directive was developed in a democratic manner with input from many sources, and its implementation in 12 countries whose prior law spanned the spectrum will be interesting to watch.

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Strict products liability in the United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom, until the passage of the 1987 Consumer Protection Act in compliance with products liability standards mandated by the EEC, had no strict products liability cause of action. Since the EEC sought a uniform and mandatory standard of products liability to foster free trade between member nations, UK development and interpretations of the new cause of action may be constrained by EEC purposes instead of directed to greater consumer protection.

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