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Resources
Drug, Medical Device
and Product Liability
Cornell University
Legal Information Institute: This site
provides an overview of product liability law
and links to Federal and state law resources.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/products_liability.html
US Food and Drug Administration:
Information about FDA activities, regulation and
enforcement, safety alerts, product approvals
and “hot topics” can be accessed through
this site.
http://www.fda.gov/
National Library of Medicine:
On-line home to the “world’s largest
medical library,” with access to MEDLINE/PubMed.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
RxList: ”The
internet drug index.”
http://www.rxlist.com/
US Consumer Product Safety
Commission: The Federal agency’s
site contains general history and facts
about the agency, warnings and recalls
and general reports issued by the agency, and
information useful for businesses, including laws
and regulations, contact information and a civil
and criminal penalty search vehicle.
http://www.cpsc.gov/
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA): NHTSA,
under the US Department of Transportation investigates
safety defects in motor vehicles, promotes the
use of safety belts, child safety seats and air
bags, and provides consumer information on motor
vehicle safety topics. Its site provides additional
information concerning its activities, automobile
and child safety seat recalls, relevant regulations
and standards and testing results.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/
FindLaw Class Action and
Mass Torts Center: Resource pages on
this site link to valuable information concerning
specific products and manufacturers. Details of
recalls, pending litigation and settlements are
also included on this informative site. FindLaw
provides free subscriptions to electronic class
action alerts, recall news, and class action case
summaries.
http://www.csinet.org/specify/csindex/csindex.htm
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