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Limitation of Liability Under the SAFETY Act for Suppliers of Anti-Terrorism Technologies by William H. Espinosa
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Washington Office
Franceska O. Schroeder
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Washington Office
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August 10, 2004
Previously published on October 7, 2003
As part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Congress passed the Support Anti-
Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (the "SAFETY Act"), 6 U.S.C. §§
441-444, to encourage the development of anti-terrorism technologies by creating a
system of risk and litigation management. The SAFETY Act limits the financial liability
of anti-terrorism technology suppliers in the event their products fail during a terrorist
incident or attack by providing the following benefits to suppliers:
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