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Law Firm: | Lovells LLP |
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| Office: |
Lovells LLP Atlantic House Holborn Viaduct EC1A 2FG |
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| City: | London | |
| Country: | England | |
| Tel: | +44 20 7296 2000 | |
| Fax: | +44 20 7296 2001 | |
| Email: | rod.freeman@lovells.com |
The product liability risks in Europe for product manufacturers are very different to those they face in the United States. There is no question that the risks of uncontrollable litigation do not exist in the same way in any European country as they do in the US. However, product manufacturers must now deal with an increasingly challenging legal and regulatory regime, and it is now recognised that the European product liability environment, while different to that in the United States, presents significant risks that need to be understood and managed. It is also a changing environment, with important developments emerging on a number of fronts, both at EU and national levels.