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All PostsProduct Liability: What Damage Is Recoverable?
ZivilrechtThe right to compensation under the Austrian Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz, hereinafter PHG) only covers damage to legal interests that are absolutely protected, in so far as this can be attributed to the defective product. Pure financ...
Dieselgate: German BGH on Engine Manufacturers’ Liability
Civil LawEngine manufacturers are not liable for vehicles equipped with illegal defeat devices. This has been ruled by the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, hereinafter BGH). Liability can only be established if the engine manufacturer has acte...