Products Liability in Robotics: Managing Risk Across the Product Lifecycle

Product liability suits against robotics manufacturers are hardly new.  Since a Michigan jury awarded $10 million for a worker killed by a malfunctioning robotic system in an automobile factory in the early 1980s, plaintiffs’ attorneys have invoked state product liability laws, which often impose strict liability and allow punitive damages, against makers of robotic systems….
By: Foley Hoag LLP