One of the big recurring questions in the consumer product arena is whether a manufacturer or importer of component parts must comply with the consumer product laws. The misconception is that, “because my company does not sell to consumers and has no control over the final product being sold, such requirements do not apply.” Although it might not make much sense, and, if you practice in this arena, creates a whole host of compliance questions, the reality is that the consumer protection laws can, and likely do, apply.

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Published on the American Bar Association Section of Litigation’s Products Liability Committee webpage, May 2011. © 2011 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.

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