Biopreparedness Act of 2005
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Product liability provisions in S 3 address perceived shortcomings of Bioshield Act of 2004. The new language, including a noneconomic damages cap of $250,000 - awardable only for physical harm - would benefit manufacturers, distributors and providers of any "equipment, service (including support services), device, or technology (including information technology) designed...for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or preventing a pandemic or epidemic." Introduced Jan. 24 by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), the bill was referred to the Finance Committee...