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3D Printing and Product Liability in the U.S. and UK

The potential for product liability claims concerning objects created via 3D printing is obvious. Last month, the authors discussed some of these. Now, they look at how the law is developing in two countries ' the United States and Great Britain ' as their legal systems attempt to assign liability to the correct actors.

8 minute read October 01, 2016 at 11:53 AM
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Joseph G. Falcone, Tony Dempster and Laura Paliani
3D Printing and Product Liability in the U.S. and UK

Editor's Note: The potential for product liability claims concerning objects created via 3D printing is obvious, but these types of claims are likely to have qualities unique from claims over injuries attributed to traditional products.

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