Product liability leqislation
Executive Summary
In comments on the Senate Commerce/Consumer Subcmte.'s draft bill, the Pharmaceutical Mfrs. Assn. stated that the proposed definition of an "unreasonably dangerous" product "can be read as requiring a mfr. to provide compensation by imputing to it knowledge that was in fact not capable of being known given the state of scientific and medical knowledge atthe time the product was sold." "The Pink Sheet" (Sept. 2, T&G-3) altered the quote by leaving out the word "not". N capable of being known given the state of scientific and medical knowledge atthe time the product was sold." "The Pink Sheet" (Sept. 2, T&G-3) altered the quote by leaving out the word "not".