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

  • November 13, 2026

    New Mexico PFAS Labeling Injunction Leaves Reporting Intact

    STILL WAITING FOR AGREEMENT - After a New Mexico federal court's ruling enjoining enforcement of the state's requirement for labels on products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, businesses need to distinguish the suspended labeling mandate from the compliance obligations that remain in place, say attorneys at Gordon Rees.

  • November 12, 2026

    Delta And JAL Seek To Merge Suits Over Seattle Jet Collision

    A passenger who claims he was injured when a Japan Airlines flight wing clipped his Delta Air Lines Inc. flight during a ground collision at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is asking a Washington federal court to consolidate his suit with claims brought by his wife, daughter and granddaughters.

  • November 12, 2026

    Anthropic, OpenAI Face Suit To Halt 'Insane' AI Development

    Nonprofits sued Anthropic, Google, Meta Platforms, OpenAI and SpaceXSI in California state court Thursday seeking to freeze the "insane" and "dangerous" development of advanced artificial intelligence that can escape human control, arguing the companies have no realistic way to stop the "catastrophic" events their own executives predict could occur.

  • November 12, 2026

    Hemp Industry Eyes Lame-Duck Effort To Thwart Product Ban

    With one month left to go before virtually all hemp products become federally illegal, a member of Congress told Kentucky hemp interests Thursday night that he and his colleagues will propose numerous amendments to upcoming must-pass bills in order to avert what many in the hemp industry have described as an existential threat.

  • November 12, 2026

    6th Circ. Rejects Fraud Claims Over $600M Train Deal

    Ohio residents who waived personal injury claims for extra payments from a $600 million settlement with Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Corp. over a 2023 train derailment can't reclaim their right to sue the railroad giant, the Sixth Circuit ruled.

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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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  • 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