In Brief: Product liability reform
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Product liability reform: Meeting between the staffers of Sens. Slade Gorton (R-Wash.) and John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and the White House to discuss a compromise on product liability legislation is expected to take place the week of Nov. 3. Compromise language negotiated by Rockefeller with the White House in September ("The Gray Sheet" Sept. 29, In Brief) reportedly has not been accepted by Republicans. In an Oct. 29 letter to President Clinton, 13 consumer organizations claim the legislation agreed to by Rockefeller and the White House would "have a catastrophic impact on millions of Americans"...