House biomaterials liability bill inclusion in HR 10 to be proposed by Rep. Gekas.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HOUSE BIOMATERIALS BILL INCLUSION IN PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGISLATION likely will be proposed by Rep. George Gekas (R-Penn.) either during committee mark-up of HR 10 or when the product liability measure reaches the House floor, according to congressional staffers. The biomaterials liability measure is thought to stand a better chance of enactment if it is included in HR 10 rather than left as a stand-alone bill, staffers say. Mark-up of HR 10 by the House Commerce Committee's Commerce, Trade and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael Oxley (R-Ohio), is scheduled to take place Feb. 21.