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At the end of 2002, CPSC had reports of 5,239 ATV related deaths
Deaths and injuries associated with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have shown an increasing trend in the last several years. This was an increase of 698 deaths from 2001. These additional
reported deaths occurred during the years 1999 to 2002. Of these reported fatalities, about one-third were children under 16 years old. Fourteen percent were under 12.
Product Liability Cases Involving SUV ‘s in Michigan
Pickup and SUV occupants
223
precentage
17
Total motor vehicle deaths
1,283
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data I
The manufacturer of a product has the given responsibility
of making their product with care. Manufacturers provide the
assurance that a purchaser or user of the product suffer a personal injury when using the product as intended
by the manufacturer.
Michigan Verdicts and Settlements
Michigan man awarded $1.5 million settlement in car accident from city of Utica
(4/16/2005)
Seven years after Semsudin Pehlic suffered serious injuries when a city police cruiser slammed into his vehicle, he will receive $1.55 million to settle a lawsuit. Pehlic, now 25, will get $1 million from American Insurance Group, the city's former i
The products you purchase from Michigan retail stores, wholesalers,
supermarkets, or specialty outlets are manufactured with an implicit
guarantee that the item is not defective and that the purchaser
of the item come to no harm if the manufactured product
is used in its intended manner.
Products with a dangerously defective
potential rate are a threat to your safety and well-being. An individual
who has been loaned or given a defective or negligent product can
file product liability claims and take action against those responsible
for the defective or dangerous product.
Among the many common consumer products that are recalled are:
PRODUCT LIABILITY
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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Senate Republican leaders have withdrawn a product liability bill that was being blocked by Democrats. The measure would have limited the liability of wholesalers and retailers of products that cause harm. It also would have limited punitive damages against companies with fewer than 25 employees or with annual revenues of less than five million dollars. The measure, which has been debated in various forms for years, was opposed by trial lawyers and consumer group Source: National Public Radio
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Definition:
The legal liability of manufacturers and sellers to compensate buyers, users, and bystanders for damages or injuries suffered because of defects in good purchase or a tort which makes the manufacturer or seller liable if the product has a defective condition that makes it unreasonably dangerous.
US CPSC
Definition:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they monitor products and issue recalls
Dispute Resolution Programs
Definition:
During mediation, both sides involved in the dispute meet with a neutral third party and create their own agreement jointly. In contrast, in arbitration the third party decides how to settle the problem.
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Michigan Occupants of SUVs and pickups 
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