The Court of Appeal has held that a hospital discharges its obligation to provide competent medical treatment by using proper care in choosing its medical staff. The U.S. legal system is far more aggressive in its approach to product claims. Canadian exporters need to avoid or minimize their exposure - proactively. Consider this clear definition of failure from an engineering perspective and this analysis of the six fundamental sources of failure. Multi-million dollar claims are not uncommon.
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