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Crashed Software: Assessing Product Liability For Software Defects In Automated Vehicles, Sunghyo Kim
Crashed Software: Assessing Product Liability For Software Defects In Automated Vehicles, Sunghyo Kim
Duke Law & Technology Review
Automated vehicles will not only redefine the role of drivers, but also present new challenges in assessing product liability. In light of the increased risks of software defects in automated vehicles, this Note will review the current legal and regulatory framework related to product liability and assess the challenges in addressing on-board software defects and cybersecurity breaches from both the consumer and manufacturer perspective. While manufacturers are expected to assume more responsibility for accidents as vehicles become fully automated, it can be difficult to determine the scope of liability regarding unexpected software defects. On the other hand, consumers face new …
Making Paypal Pay: Regulation E And Its Application To Alternative Payment Services, Eric Pacifici
Making Paypal Pay: Regulation E And Its Application To Alternative Payment Services, Eric Pacifici
Duke Law & Technology Review
In light of the growth of data breaches in both occurrence and scale, it is more important than ever for consumers to be aware of the protections afforded to them under the law regarding electronic fund transfers and alternative payment services. Additionally, it is important that agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), charged with the protection of unsuspecting and often defenseless consumers, are carefully monitoring these protections to ensure they keep pace with the technological evolution of the payment services they regulate. Alternative payment services, such as PayPal, are conducting an enormous number of payments and providing an …
Fair Is Fair—Reshaping Alaska’S Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protection Act, Ryan P. O'Quinn, Thomas Watterson
Fair Is Fair—Reshaping Alaska’S Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protection Act, Ryan P. O'Quinn, Thomas Watterson
Alaska Law Review
Few fields of law impact as wide a swath of population as consumer protection law. Alaska adopted its consumer protection statute, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (UTPCPA), amid a national movement to strengthen consumer protection laws. The UTPCPA uses broad language to encompass a wide range of conduct. However, creative pleading and recent applications of the UTPCPA have expanded the law in ways that threaten Alaska businesses even in the absence of culpable conduct. This Note reviews the history of consumer protection, Alaska’s UTPCPA, and the incentives leading to an expanding application of the UTPCPA. The Note …