Let’s Help Children, Not Trial Lawyers

The recent “internet addiction” verdicts against Apple, Meta, and YouTube drew applause from those eager to see big tech take a hit. But look behind the headlines and the result is something else e…

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Your social media "addiction" is your own responsibility:

http://ConservaTibbs.substack.com/p/your-social-media-addiction-is-your

The best place to address compulsive behaviors is not at the algorithmic level, but at the parental level.

#ProductLiability #SocialMedia #SecondAmendment
Your social media "addiction" is your own responsibility

It is not social media giants' responsibility to make sure a teenager is not spending hours a day on Instagram or TikTok.

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New publication - Matthew Rimmer, ‘Bioprinting Regulation: Intellectual Property, Health Law, and Biomedical Innovation’, in Andy Choi (ed.) Handbook in Tissue Reconstruction and Regeneration, Singapore: Springer, 2026, pp 1-50, https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-981-96-7448-0_9-1 The Chapter is part of a Handbook of Tissue Reconstruction and Regeneration https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-981-96-7448-0 Having performed this paper a number of times over the years, I am happy to publish a final, long version of this work. It is also good to acknowledge the many scholars and researchers working in this burgeoning field of bioprinting regulation. #additivemanufacturing #3dprinting #bioprinting #health #publichealth #IP #innovation #productliability #consumerrights #dataprotection #privacy
Hankook Tire America faces a $5 million product liability lawsuit in the US over an alleged tire defect, with the company denying responsibility and emphasizing its role as a distributor.
#YonhapInfomax #HankookTire #ProductLiability #Lawsuit #HTAC #5MillionDollars #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Hankook Tire Faces $5 Million Product Liability Lawsuit in US

Hankook Tire America faces a $5 million product liability lawsuit in the US over an alleged tire defect, with the company denying responsibility and emphasizing its role as a distributor.

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Big news in AI law: A judge green-lit a grieving mom's lawsuit vs Character.AI & Google. She argues their chatbot, a defective product, caused her son's suicide. This could redefine AI accountability. #AIaccountability #TechLaw #ProductLiability
Oxford researcher analyzes limitations of new EU AI: Professor Sandra Wachter's recent research reveals regulatory loopholes in the EU AI Act, Product Liability Directive, and AI Liability Directive that may fail to address key ethical issues in AI development. https://ppc.land/oxford-researcher-analyzes-limitations-of-new-eu-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AI #AIEthics #EULaw #ProductLiability #Regulation
Oxford researcher analyzes limitations of new EU AI

Professor Sandra Wachter's recent research reveals regulatory loopholes in the EU AI Act, Product Liability Directive, and AI Liability Directive that may fail to address key ethical issues in AI development.

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The European Union recently revised its product liability law to encompass defects in software. Could this or similar regimes elsewhere be effective in holding corporate actors to account for accessibility-related bugs that materially harm the interests of people with disabilities, for example in education or employment?
#ProductLiability #accessibility #DisabilityRights

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I'm not in favor of the death penalty, in no small part because I think the crimes - mainly murder - for which it is applicable are not significantly deterred by the threat of that penalty.

What if we applied it to crimes like failing to disclose product defects that result in deaths? Or for failing to maintain clean and safe production facilities (such as for food and medicine) that result in deaths? I bet the deterrence would be significant.

#deathpenalty #productliability

Good (and long) read on liability and AI. Some of the questions explored:

Are AI models "products" and therefore model developers can be liable for damages (via lawsuits) for harm caused by use of the models?

Is AI not a product, but rather a "service".

Should regulators conduct pre-release safety reviews of AI to create safety and notification requirements? Should developers implement post release "monitoring" and to continuously assess and notify of possible dangers.

Are end users, not the model developers, responsible for harm created to themselves or for harm end users cause to other 3rd parties by the use of AI models? https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/products-liability-for-artificial-intelligence #AI #Liability #Lawsuits #Cybersecurity #LLMs #productliability

Products Liability for Artificial Intelligence

How products liability law can adapt to address emerging risks in artificial intelligence.

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