Kainz v Pantherwerke AG 2014 C-45/13
The facts: An Austrian man bought a German
manufactured bicycle in Austria but was injured whilst riding it in Germany due
to a defect in its manufacture. Which
country had jurisdiction in the product liability claim?
The decision: Germany. Brussels I applied. The place of the event giving rise to the
damage is the place where the product in question was manufactured. This Regulation is not designed to offer the
weaker party stronger protection[1]
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