1.   By shifting blame to their consumers, these industries have deftly evaded financial accountability for unsafe products and irresponsible Marketing.

2.   It would mean more unsafe products in our homes.

3.   Where the defect arises from a production defect which renders the product unsafe, then liability will attach under the Act.

4.   And when a company resists recall, did, the exposure to unsafe products can be extended.

5.   And when a company resists recall, as Cadet strongly did, the exposure to unsafe products can be extended.

6.   But opponents say that limiting such awards, which are given to punish reckless or outrageously negligent actions, would give companies an incentive to sell unsafe products.

7.   But the opponents said large jury awards were needed to prevent companies from selling unsafe products.

8.   Even when the commission is aware of unsafe products, it is severely muzzled in its ability to inform the public.

9.   Growing consumer interest raises questions about how to protect the public from misleading claims and potentially unsafe products that are essentially unregulated.