This desk reference is designed to serve as an essential tool for a select group of Corporate Counsel and legal specialists, including :
· Corporate in-house counsel responsible for the management of product liability risks and lawsuits on a global or regional basis
· International legal practitioners (solicitor, barrister, avocat, abogado, etc.) who represent product manufacturers on a regional or global basis
· Miscellaneous other legal professionals including in-house counsel in the liability and casualty insurance arena, law professors specializing in product liability law, as well as a variety of other practitioners and specialists
Each chapter follows a standard, straightforward format - with minor variations as dictated by the unique nature of each country’s product liability law - to facilitate comparison between countries on both specific points, as well as broad areas of the law (e.g., a country-by-country survey as to whether punitive or exemplary damages are permitted). Additionally, each chapter begins with a "Country Highlights" section to help the reader quickly and easily identify the nature of, as well as the potential risk posed by, any product-based litigation as it is specific to that country.