Product Liability

Product Liability Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on product liability law. Coverage includes tort-related lawsuits and class actions, multidistrict litigation, product recalls, and product safety enforcement, as well as related policy developments.



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Latest News in Product Liability

  • September 14, 2026

    21 States Seek To Halt Corteva's $39B PFAS Liability Spinoff

    The attorney general of California and 20 other states asked the South Carolina federal court managing multidistrict litigation over forever chemicals on Monday to stop Corteva Inc. from spinning off $39 billion in assets into a new company called Vylor Inc. to avoid liabilities from contamination over the substances.

  • September 14, 2026

    NY Village Can Pursue PFAS Claims Against Local Cos.

    A New York federal judge won't let a group of manufacturing and industrial companies out of a suit by the Village of Nyack alleging they contaminated the water supply with so-called "forever chemicals," saying the allegations in the complaint make a plausible claim under state and federal environmental law.

  • September 14, 2026

    9th Circ. Says Hyundai, Kia Parent Cos. Can't Slip Theft MDL

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday found that a district court wrongly dismissed insurers' claims against the Korea-based parent companies of Kia and Hyundai alleging their vehicles were susceptible to theft, saying the lower court must conduct further analysis to determine if it can exercise personal jurisdiction over them.

  • September 14, 2026

    Tesla Says Fatal Vehicle Crash Suit Belongs In Miami

    Tesla Inc. asked a Florida state court on Monday to transfer a lawsuit alleging the wrongful death of a passenger in a vehicle crash to Miami-Dade County, arguing that there's virtually no connection to the neighboring venue where the case was filed. 

  • September 14, 2026

    Chamber Tells Justices Plane Forfeiture Should Be Blocked

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause and find that the state of Alaska's seizure of a $95,000 plane over a six-pack of beer is out of proportion to the alleged harm.

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Product Liability

Areas of Coverage

  • LITIGATION
  • Lawsuits over potentially unsafe, hazardous, or defective products, including drugs and medical devices, food and beverage products, dietary supplements, and other consumer goods
  • Product-related class actions and multidistrict litigation
  • Liability suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing, false advertising, and failure-to-warn claims
  • Tobacco-related litigation
  • Auto defect suits
  • Toxic torts, including asbestos-related litigation
  • Personal injury and wrongful death suits involving major organizations and events
  • Alien Tort Statute cases
  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • State product safety regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
  • CFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
  • CProduct safety and consumer protection controls
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Product recalls
  • Food and drug safety actions
  • Vehicle safety actions
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of product liability practices

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  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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