Product Liability Under German and European Law

2008 ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
R. Grote
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Rein

In this doctoral thesis, the medicinal product law strict liability from § 84 AMG is evaluated with regard to its expediency. First, the institute of strict liability is comprehensively explained. The focus of the work is the problem of proving causality. It becomes clear in the work that even the presumption of causality from § 84 para. 2 AMG does not solve the problems of proof. The author argues for a lowering of the standard of proof and cites European law arguments for this. In the author's opinion, the presumption of causality from § 84 Para. 2 AMG contradicts the European Product Liability Directive, which, in the author's opinion, must guide medicinal product liability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-64
Author(s):  
Thomas Verheyen

Abstract This theoretical article identifies the asymmetry between the producer and the consumer as the key to understanding product liability law. In an attempt to resolve the endless scholarly and jurisprudential debates on the proper criterion for defectiveness in European law, it first tracks the ways in which the commonly opposed consumer expectations and risk-utility test each fail to address the typical asymmetries between producers and consumers in a satisfying manner. Building upon the concept of ‘behavioural asymmetry’, it then develops a new criterion for defectiveness under European law: the behavioural risk-utility test. Under a behavioural risk-utility test, the producer is liable if the product is not reasonably safe for average users suffering from cognitive biases and other behavioural shortcomings. This test aptly combines the systemic point of view of risk-utility balancing with an evidence-based conception of asymmetry, and therefore provides a meaningful criterion for adjudicating product liability disputes.


1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-172
Author(s):  
Gerhard J. Dahlmanns

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