The Internet of Things brings an incredible amount of new possibilities - but for some of them the legal framework is lacking. The 'Center of Democracy and Technology', a non-profit... read more →
Amazon, Ebay, Rakuten France and Alibaba have signed a commitment for more product safety with Vĕra Jourová, EU Commissioner for Justice. Specifically, they have committed themselves to remove products within... read more →
While the consequences of autonomous driving on liability- and insurance law are undisputed, a change of paradigms is unlikely to occur, according to Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Perner. However, the legislator... read more →
What exactly is the meaning of "defect" in product liability? The UK High Court made a key decision this week that will likely have an impact on the EU Product... read more →
With restrictions on the production of plastic products the EU wants to stop the plastic pollution of the oceans. This mainly concerns products that are only used once and then... read more →
Technical innovations in the field of automated and connected driving lead to questions about how product liability will work with these new technologies. Michael Kidney and Sebastian Polly, both product... read more →
The EU Parliament is currently working on civil law rules in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. With an appeal, the deputies turn to the EU Commission and demand... read more →
Manfred Kainz discusses, issues arising from digitization in product liability on VersicherungsJournal.at. He addresses the difficulty of classifying software as a physical or interlectual product and generally discusses liability issues.... read more →