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New Zealand. Personal injury suits are barred, and instead handled by ACC, the state accident insurance corporation [0]. Punishing negligence is taken care of i
by acjs 11y ago
New Zealand. Personal injury suits are barred, and instead handled by ACC, the state accident insurance corporation [0]. Punishing negligence is taken care of in the criminal law, and product safety is regulated.
[0]: http://www.acc.co.nz/ http://www.acc.co.nz/
- abalone 11y agoThat's just hiding the liability under "product safety regulations". Undoubtedly when there is a manufacturer defect that causes a serious injury or death, the NZ government prosecutes them.