Posts tagged #defective product
All PostsOGH on Product Liability in Austria
Civil LawA product is defective if it does not provide the level of safety that is reasonable under the circumstances. However, if the defect was not foreseeable according to the state of science and technology at the time, the exclusion of liability under Se...
ECJ: Content does not make a newspaper a defective product
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a printed copy of a newspaper whose content contains incorrect health tips is not a "defective product" within the meaning of the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EC). In the main proceedings, a r...