Such as: European companies pay less because the state covers more of the healthcare and other costs associated with defective products and the like.

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The same jury determined last year that the industry conspired to make a deadly, addictive and defective product which caused cancer and other diseases.

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The wireless carriers have failed to warn consumers that the smartphones sold to them are defective, that they are running vulnerable software, and that other smartphones are available that receive regular, prompt updates to which consumers could switch.

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Many scientists think that other effective cancer treatments might be created through the same idea: Target the defective protein that causes the disease.

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Putting aside the lost revenues to Tre Milano, counterfeit versions of the InStyler can create other problems: they pose significant safety hazards to consumers, and unwitting buyers of the defective or poorly constructed counterfeit items are unfairly panning InStyler in consumer reviews.

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Among other things, Allstate cited policy exclusions for wear and tear, and for losses arising from defective construction.

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Marrying those scorecards to financial and other databases, Open Ratings presumes to predict which suppliers are most likely to deliver late, ship defective products or go bankrupt before completing a contract.

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