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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
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March 19, 2026
NHTSA Heightens Tesla Full Self-Driving Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday said that it was focusing its investigation into Tesla's advanced driver-assistance system on its ability to spot degrading road conditions after receiving more reports of crashes potentially linked to the technology.
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March 19, 2026
Feds' Bid To Wipe Calif. Clean Car Regs Spells More Upheaval
The Trump administration's assault on California's more than decade-old clean car regulations deliberately upends the U.S. auto industry's transition toward alternative-powered vehicles, spelling even more regulatory uncertainty as the antagonistic political climate and long legal battles persist, experts say.
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March 19, 2026
Apple Gets Class Claims Axed From Storage False Ad Fight
A California federal judge has tossed putative class claims from litigation accusing Apple of misrepresenting the storage capacity of certain iPhone and iPad products, finding the consumers' state claims are time-barred and weren't tolled by similar litigation filed over a decade ago, but some consumers can pursue their individual claims.
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March 19, 2026
Judge Says 9/11 Claimants Can Pursue Alleged Iranian Bitcoin
A New York federal court gave hundreds of individuals injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks the green light to recover damages against Iran, following the federal government's recent forfeiture action against billions worth of bitcoin allegedly belonging to the country.
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March 19, 2026
Target Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Sustainably Caught' Tuna
Target's representations that its Good & Gather tuna products are "sustainably caught" are nothing but empty promises, as its suppliers use dangerous fishing practices that harm the marine ecosystem and kill endangered sea turtles, whales and dolphins, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in California federal court.
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
Readership
- Mass tort and product liability lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at consumer goods companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- 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.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals