On 28 September 2022, the Commission has published its proposal for a revised Product Liability Directive, and, for the first time a targeted harmonization of national liability rules for AI.
In a nutshell, the Commission´s proposal of a new Product Liability Directive implements rather extensive rules presuming defectiveness of the product and/or the causal link between its defectiveness and the damage for the benefit of the claimants. In addition, disclosure obligations for defendants are implemented to ease the position of …