Effect of product liability laws on small business: an introduction to international exposure through a comparison of U.S. and Canadian law

摘要

Clearly there is less difference be- tween the substantive laws of strict prod- uct liability in Canada and the United States than is frequently supposed. The Real protection for the small business in Canada and other developed economies Seems to lie in the limitations on dam- Ages and in intangible social factors that May discourage litigation. U.S. busi- Nesses selling internationally should an- Ticipate that the severity, not the fre- Quency, of litigation may be the critical Difference in their foreign legal expo- Sure.