Criminal
Aug. 1, 2001
Penalizing Products
In recent years, legislators have passed laws imposing corporate criminal liability for acts that have historically been addressed in the civil context.
The civil courts have traditionally been the forum of product-liability laws. Plaintiffs can pursue substantial civil remedies, including punitive damages, if they can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that due to the reckless conduct of a manufacturer, a product defect proximately cause...
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