Land of Leather ‘toxic sofa’ customers win payout – The Guardian

“More than 400 customers who suffered burns and injuries from sofas bought from collapsed firm finally win compensation.”

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The Guardian, 15th December 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd – WLR Daily

O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd [2010] UKSC 23; [2010] WLR (D) 137

“In a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 based on the rights conferred under Council Directive 85/374/EEC concerning liability for defective products, which by art 11 required proceedings to be brought against the producer within ten years of the product being put into circulation, domestic law could not allow the producer to be substituted as the defendant outside that period in place of a wholly-owned subsidiary (who was the supplier but had been erroneously thought to be the producer) unless the parent company had actually determined when the supplier put the product in circulation.”

WLR Daily, 27th May 2010

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O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd – WLR Daily

O’Byrne v Aventis Pasteur MSD Ltd [2010] UKSC 23; [2010] WLR (D) 137

 “In a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 based on the rights conferred under Council Directive 85/374/EEC concerning liability for defective products, which by art 11 required proceedings to be brought against the producer within ten years of the product being put into circulation, domestic law could not allow the producer to be substituted as the defendant outside that period in place of a wholly-owned subsidiary (who was the supplier but had been erroneously thought to be the producer) unless the parent company had actually determined when the supplier put the product in circulation.”

WLR Daily, 27th May 2010

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Shops ordered to pay £20m over ‘toxic sofas’ – BBC News

“A number of High Street chains has been ordered to pay up to £20m ($31m) to 2,000 people who received chemical burns from sofas.”

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BBC News, 26th April 2010

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Judge rejects ‘toxic sofa’ claims in burns injury cases – BBC News

“More than 300 people who suffered burns from a chemical used on Land of Leather sofas will not receive compensation, the High Court has ruled.”

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BBC News, 18th March 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Parents sue pushchair maker over ‘injury warnings’ – BBC News

“A group of parents is suing pushchair maker Maclaren claiming it knew its products had injured children and ignored warnings others could get hurt.”

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BBC News, 9th December 2009

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Aventis Pasteur SA v OB – WLR Daily

Aventis Pasteur SA v OB (Case C-358/08); [2009] WLR (D) 352

“The Community Directive on liability for defective products normally precluded a producer of a product from being substituted, after the expiry of the 10-year limitation period, for a defendant who had been sued within that period.”

WLR Daily, 3rd December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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