[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1116.6]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1116--REPORTS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 37 OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1116.6  Contents of section 37 reports.

    (a) Required information. With respect to each of the civil actions 
that is the subject of a report under section 37, the report must 
contain the following information:
    (1) The name and address of the manufacturer of the product that was 
the subject of each civil action;
    (2) The model and model number or designation of the consumer 
product subject to each action;
    (3) A statement as to whether the civil action alleged death or 
grievous bodily injury, and, in the case of an allegation of grievous 
bodily injury, a statement of the category of such injury;
    (4) A statement as to whether the civil action resulted in a final 
settlement or a judgment in favor of the plaintiff; and
    (5) In the case of a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the name of 
the civil action, the number assigned to the civil action, and the court 
in which the civil action was filed.
    (b) Optional information. A manufacturer furnishing a report may 
include:
    (1) A statement as to whether any judgment in favor of the plaintiff 
is under appeal or is expected to be appealed (section 15 U.S.C. 
2084(c)(2)(A));
    (2) Any other information that the manufacturer chooses to provide 
(15 U.S.C. 2084(c)(2)(B)), including the dates on which final orders 
were entered in the reported lawsuits, and, where appropriate, an 
explanation why the manufacturer has not previously filed a report under 
section 15(b) of the CPSA covering the same particular product model 
that is the subject of the section 37 report; and
    (3) A specific denial that the information it submits reasonably 
supports the conclusion that its consumer product caused a death or 
grievous bodily injury.
    (c) Statement of amount not required. A manufacturer submitting a 
section 37 report is not required by section 37 or any other provision 
of the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide a statement of any amount 
paid in final settlement of any civil action that is the subject of the 
report.

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    (d) Admission of liability not required. A manufacturer reporting to 
the Commission under section 37 need not admit that the information it 
reports supports the conclusion that its consumer product caused a death 
or grievous bodily injury.