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https://www.npr.org/2013/09/13/215843842/when-will-driveless-cars-be-a-part-of-our-everyday-lives

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/03/08/173766352/if-a-driverless-car-crashes-whos-liable

Products liability is staple work of lawyers. The most wealthy among lawyers are those in mass tort litigation. There are huge awards out there and the tort system is arranged in such a way that the purpose of certain damages are to scare all companies to be active in quality assurances. Certain industries are plagued with products liability suits. Anything related to food or healthcare will always be heavily regulated and heavily punished for falling short of standards.

But the realities of much tort litigation is already known. We read about it in Grisham or see it on the news with hot McDonald's Coffee or Prius gas pedals that are sticking to the floor or Android phones that explode! What about new technology? How might new concepts change the laws or our lives?

Listen to the podcast above and discuss the terms merchantability, strict liability, disclaimer or Restatement(third) that companies dealing with driverless cars or other new technologies might be looking at in terms of RISK from placing one of these new products in the marketplace.