Product Safety & Liability Prevention Seminar

Summary
Product liability lawsuits have been devastating to manufacturing corporations in the United States for decades. The United States has long been the most litigious nation in the world, with record setting verdicts being handed down by the courts every year. But the legal climate is changing in many other countries and the threat of product liability lawsuits is quickly becoming a reality. The European Union, as well as numerous other countries are becoming westernized, and manufacturers need to prepare. Even for manufacturers that have little experience with product liability lawsuits, a sudden, unexpected occurrence could prove to be financially devastating. Today, more and more companies are beginning to take a real interest in the implementation of product liability prevention techniques. These can bring about significant improvements to the overall manufacturing organization. This seminar is designed for all members of management, including: Executives, Quality, Engineering, Reliability, New Product Development, Risk
Managers, Designers, Plant Management, Inhouse Counsel and many others, including insurance company personnel. You will learn about risk minimization processes that will more than pay for the cost of this seminar. It will definitely change the way you do business. Additional information, itinerary and registration form can be found here or by clicking the link above.

Fee Covers
Course notebook, continental breakfast, break refreshments and lunches will be provided.
Accommodations: The Four Points Sheraton Roma West Hotel is located at Viale degli Eroi di Cefalonia, 301 ·
Rome 00128 · Italy. Attendees get a special rate of € 128,00+10% vat per night if they contact Agnese Fortuna at
the hotel at T +39 06 50834711.
General Information
Rome, Italy
October 14-15, 2008
Four Points Sheraton
Roma West

Managing for Products Liability avoidance 
3^rd edition

This 3rd Edition of Managing for Products Liability Avoidance responds to the requests of manufacturers, counsel and insurance companies for a short easy to understand summary of strategies for producing high quality, safe products and minimizing legal liability.

Although the primary focus of the book is on pre-accident preventative risk management, it has proven to be a valuable for plaintiff and defense counsel, insurance company loss control engineers, expert witnesses and manufacturers who have to defend themselves in product liability litigation.

We continue to live in a world without borders where communication occurs worldwide at the speed of the internet.  This edition has been expanded to address the unique challenges and opportunities for risk management that the global economy presents.

Some of the topics that are covered in the 3^rd edition include:

·         Restatement 3^rd--This new edition includes the impact on the Restatement of Product Liability 3rd.

Some topics that are covered are What is a defect?  Post-sale responsibilities and Used Equipment.

·         ISO 9000-2000 revisions and their impact on managing product liability.
·         Software Safety and Liability
·         International Warnings and Labels
·         Preemption of Medical Devices
·         The rules relating to the introduction of scientific evidence and expert witnesses has changed since the second
      edition.  The new edition will review key cases after the Supreme Court's Daubert decision and the impact these
      cases on product liability avoidance.
·         ISO Standards for Product Safety
·         Attorney-Client Privilege
·         Hazards of Documentation
·         Supplier Selection and Surveillance

Lewis Bass, Editor, is a product liability prevention attorney and professional safety engineer and founder of Lewis Bass International, based in Campbell, California. For over 28 years he and his staff have provided safe product design, warnings and labels and product liability prevention consulting to large and small companies in Asia, Europe and throughout the United States.  His clients include Alcoa, Intel, The Coleman Company, Johnson & Johnson, CANON, Zurich Insurance Company, MEDMARC Insurance Company and Chubb Insurance Company.

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