---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1116.6"
title: "16"
number: "1116.6"
heading: "Contents of section 37 reports."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1116.6"
---

# §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](/cfr/16/37.md), 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)](/usc/15/2084.md?p=c-2-A));
  - (2) Any other information that the manufacturer chooses to provide ([15 U.S.C. 2084(c)(2)(B)](/usc/15/2084.md?p=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)](/cfr/16/15.md?p=b) of the CPSA covering the same particular product model that is the subject of the [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) 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](/cfr/16/37.md) report is not required by [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) 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.
- (d) **Admission of liability not required.** A manufacturer reporting to the Commission under [section 37](/cfr/16/37.md) need not admit that the information it reports supports the conclusion that its consumer product caused a death or grievous bodily injury.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2055(e), 2084.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 34239, Aug. 4, 1992, unless otherwise noted.