EU situation should be looked at by everyone
EU situation should be looked at by everyone
Posted Dec 13, 2023 11:38 UTC (Wed) by mb (subscriber, #50428)In reply to: EU situation should be looked at by everyone by Wol
Parent article: Bottomley: Solving the Looming Developer Liability Problem
>I've just bought myself a car. A brand new Volkswagen to be precise. And let's assume the engine fell out on the way home and the car was destroyed. THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH VOLKSWAGEN.
Well, that depends on whether it's a case for "Gewährleistung" or "Produkthaftung".
In the case of "Produkthaftung", which basically means persons have been injured or *other* things have been destroyed, the dealer is only liable in a couple of special cases. (Basically, only if the dealer can't point at manufacturer)