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

  • August 17, 2026

    How Calif. Ruling Defines Drug Cos.' R&D Responsibilities

    The California Supreme Court's recent ruling in the Gilead Tenofovir Cases, which held that drugmakers have no duty to bring allegedly safer alternatives to market more quickly, is a win for pharmaceutical companies — but not a grant of blanket immunity for all early-stage drug development decisions, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • August 17, 2026

    Simon & Simon Gets Some Loss Records In Uber, FedEx Suit

    A federal judge has partially granted Philadelphia injury firm Simon & Simon PC's request to order Uber and FedEx to submit records showing alleged financial losses in connection with a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit accusing the firm of scheming to falsify medical records to boost injury claims against the companies.

  • August 14, 2026

    Tribe's Bid To Halt Ariz. Border Wall Construction Denied

    A D.C. federal judge said the Tohono O'odham Nation was unlikely to succeed in blocking construction of a border wall near its Arizona reservation, finding Friday that a century-old federal reservation likely already covers the contested strip of land and denying the tribe's request for a preliminary injunction.

  • August 14, 2026

    Insurer Denies $10M Duty To Recycler In Lead Exposure Case

    An insurance company is arguing it has no obligation to cover any part of a $279 million insurance pool that battery recycler Gopher Resource LLC promised to folks who filed a class action claiming they suffered lead poisoning from the company's smelter.

  • August 14, 2026

    Tesla Faces Case-Ending Sanctions In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit

    A family suing Tesla over the wrongful death of its 19-year-old daughter in a crash urged a Florida state court Friday to grant case-ending sanctions, claiming the automaker repeatedly refused to hand over records documenting underbody impact tests. 

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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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  • 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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