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

  • October 02, 2026

    Uber Settles Bellwether In Sex Assault MDL Before Trial

    Uber Technologies Inc. settled with a Texas woman just ahead of opening statements in the third scheduled bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over alleged sexual assaults by the ride-hailing company's drivers, her attorneys announced Friday.

  • October 02, 2026

    PACCAR Can't Nix Drivers' Faulty Diesel Engine Warranty Suit

    A Washington federal judge ordered PACCAR Inc. to face a proposed class action alleging it sold faulty diesel engines, rejecting its Clean Air Act preemption defense and ruling that the suit plausibly pleads claims that the alleged defects breached the engine warranty. 

  • October 02, 2026

    Costco 'Health Washing' Electrolyte Drink Mix, Customer Says

    Costco has been accused in Washington federal court of illegally "health-washing" its variety pack of Kirkland brand electrolyte drink mix by labeling the product as though it's sugar-free despite containing an ingredient federal and state labeling standards consider a sugar.

  • October 02, 2026

    NJ County Files Latest Climate Risk Suit Against Big Oil

    ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and others owe hundreds of millions of dollars for environmental disasters caused by fossil fuels, a New Jersey county claimed in the latest suit accusing the oil giants of concealing the climate change risks purportedly posed by their operations.

  • October 02, 2026

    Dunkin' Sued Over Allulose In 'Zero Sugar' Energy Drinks

    The owner of Dunkin' faces a proposed class action claiming its "zero-sugar" energy drink is deceptively marketed and actually contains "a rare sugar," according to a complaint filed in Massachusetts federal court.

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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

Readership

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  • 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