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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 30, 2026
5th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Eyemart Class Action
A Fifth Circuit panel seemed open to reviving a class action accusing glasses retailer Eyemart Express LLC of selling sensitive personal health information to social media giant Meta, asking Monday why dismissal was appropriate given the complexity of the case.
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March 30, 2026
Judge Denies Arbitration Bid In Land Rover Brake Defect Case
Jaguar Land Rover cannot, for now, push out of court a proposed class action over claims Range Rover brakes have a defect that causes premature wear, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled, possibly giving some credence to the drivers' claims that the arbitration clause was "buried" within the 525-page vehicle handbook.
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March 30, 2026
Stumptown Coffee Packaging Blamed For Flight Attendant's Burns
Stumptown Coffee Corp.'s failure to address a critical flaw in its product packaging for commercial flights caused an "explosion" of scalding hot coffee on an Alaska Airlines plane that left a pregnant flight attendant with permanent scars on her chest, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Seattle federal court.
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March 30, 2026
Penn National Needn't Cover $2.2M Lead-Paint Tort Judgment
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. has no obligation to cover a $2.2 million judgment won by a man alleging he was exposed to lead-based paint at a Baltimore property where he resided when he was a child, a Maryland federal judge has ruled.
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March 30, 2026
Product Liability Q1 Regulatory Roundup
In the first three months of 2026, executive orders and other regulatory actions by the Trump administration have taken on products with "Made in America" labeling, called for the increased manufacture of the herbicide ingredient glyphosate, and addressed what e-cigarette flavors could receive the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval, among others.
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