WASHINGTON, DC -- NLBMDA's top legislative priority, the Innocent Sellers Fairness Act, was reintroduced in the 110th Congress by Representatives Dan Boren (D-OK) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) on February 12, 2007. This critical legislation provides that (1) sellers do not take on liability for a product merely by selling that product; and (2) if sellers are negligent with respect to certain, specific non-sale activities, they will be responsible for the harm their negligence causes.
"Simply put, the bill only holds sellers responsible in proportion to their wrongdoing and frees them from liability when they have done nothing wrong. " said Shawn Conrad, NLBMDA President. "This common sense approach won't prohibit consumers from seeking legal recourse when warranted, but it will ensure that truly innocent sellers do not bear the cost of fighting frivolous claims against them."
If this ACT is passed, it will make homeowners go directly after the manufacturers for product issues and take the dealers out of the line of fire as long as they install properly. I like it.
New Legislation Proposed
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Unfortunately, this bill has a lot of hurdles to jump before it ever becomes law. There are powerful lobbies who will try to squash against any such tort reform.
One thing you can do is to contact your local congressmen and urge them to support or co-sponsor this bill. Here is a link to help you do just that...
http://www.buildthevote.org/issue_alert ... ent=NLBMDA
One thing you can do is to contact your local congressmen and urge them to support or co-sponsor this bill. Here is a link to help you do just that...
http://www.buildthevote.org/issue_alert ... ent=NLBMDA