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The realm of product liability is one that has always put legal scholars and practitioners at odds. Viewed by some as genuine ef

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问题     The realm of product liability is one that has always put legal scholars and practitioners at odds. Viewed by some as genuine efforts to protect the public from dangerous goods and others as an excuse for dirty lawyers to sue rich companies, the matter has yet to be resolved. Product liability, and its implications for disgruntled consumers wishing to sue the makers of what they buy, continues to be debated.
    Those who argue that current product liability laws are positive assert that without such laws, manufacturers would be free to do as they please without regard for the safety of the consumers who buy their products. As a result, they argue, shoddy merchandise would emerge, with every possible corner cut in order to lower costs, at the expense of quality. Not only would the shoddy merchandise be a rip-off, however, but the products could likely be harmful as well. Proponents of this point of view hail the new wave of warning labels and increased quality assurance that has resulted from recent product liability legislation, confident in their conviction that it has made the American marketplace a safer place to shop.
    Opponents of the current status-quo, however, cite the overwhelming amount of litigation that has taken place as a result of stricter product liability. A moderate approach is advised by this group, between the necessary safeguards that would prevent abuse of the system by the companies and the excessive consumer-protection laws that allow producers to be sued at the drop of a hat. These people argue that greed and the alluring possibility of easy money lead unscrupulous buyers to look for any excuse to bring minor grievances to court, hoping for a million-dollar outcome.
    As the situation stands now, the former camp is getting its way, reflecting society’s priority of safety over economics. Recent lobbying by producers has begun to shift the tide, however. As abuse of product liability laws continues and grows, courts are beginning to note the trend and take appropriate measures, casting a keener eye on such cases so as to distinguish between frivolous cases and more serious claims. In regard to the future of product liability legislation and its relation to our ever increasingly litigious society, only time will tell.
Manufacturers in the text tend to______.
选项 A、invariably produce dangerous products that require legislation to ensure safety
B、hold profit and cost-cutting in higher regard than consumer safety
C、be the victims of a legal institution that unfairly targets them
D、be bound by the current system, causing them to take caution in producing their products
答案D
解析 属信息推断题。相关信息在第二二段第一句：如果没有这样的法令，制造商就会随心所欲地做任何他们想做的事，而对是否能够保证购买他们产品的消费者的安全毫不在意。由此可推知，选项D符合此意(制造商会因此受到约束，在生产产品时会加倍小心)。选项A、B与本句的内容不符；选项C在原文中没有推理依据。
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