Ghosts Of Product Liability Legislation Past

Over at Drug and Device Law Beck and Herrmann muse on the possible impact of a win by Sen. Obama on drug and device law. This blog takes no sides on the election – and this may mean nothing for the future development of the law – but it is interesting to note that in the past, Sen. McCain has supported the criminalization of product liability in certain circumstances, as Victor Schwartz explains in the March 2006 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.