Product Liability for Instructions for Use?

Curious Safety Expectations

A frequently repeated story, supposedly originating in the United States, concerns a microwave manufacturer allegedly ordered to pay damages because it had not warned customers against drying pets in its products. In Austria, warnings and hazard notices have also become increasingly important in damages proceedings under the Product Liability Act. Vienna-based attorney Dr Andreas Eustacchio of Eustacchio & Schaar illustrates this development for readers of Anwalt Aktuell with several practical examples.