Whilst theProduct Liability Law was enforced in July 1995 , does it have effectiveness in solving damages caused by defective products damages?
NCAC identified a total of 109 lawsuits that were filed based on the Product Liability Law (according to the data up to September 16, 2008) and four cases among these have been filed since 2007; it summarizes the cases registered with PIO-NET in the Fiscal 2007 and summarized the findings, indicating the trends seen in consumer counseling cases involving accidents caused by products are described as follows:
- The number of consumer inquiries and complaints involving accidents caused by products was 12,690 and extensive damages occurred in 6,696 of these cases.
- Among the above extensive damages, 5,395 cases were related to physical injuries, 1,097 cases to property damages and 203 cases to both physical injuries and property damages.
- Among the extensive damages, ‘cosmetic products’ topped the list that caused physical injuries while ‘air conditioners’ were the most common products that caused property damages.
- Among the extensive damages, ‘air conditioners’ topped the list that caused both physical injuries and property damages and the most common injuries were ‘burns.’
