01.04.2022 | Publications

Stuck in the Middle: The Case for a National Innocent Seller Defense to Protect Retailers and Distributors

By Hayley Kornachuk, Erica A. Dumore, Michael J. Cahalane

Michael Cahalane, Hayley Kornachuk, and Erica Dumore published their article, “Stuck in the Middle: The Case for a National Innocent Seller Defense to Protect Retailers and Distributors” in the November/December edition of The Federal Lawyer, the magazine of the Federal Bar Association. The article explains the need for a federal statute to immunize innocent sellers against product liability claims when they are mere distributors in the chain of commerce.

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