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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

  • October 23, 2026

    NetChoice Seeks To Halt Calif. Social Media Warning Law

    Tech trade group NetChoice is pressing a California federal court to strike down a state law that will soon require social media platforms to display mental health warning labels, arguing that the mandate violates the "bedrock" constitutional prohibition on forcing services to "act as a mouthpiece" for the government.

  • October 23, 2026

    Nitrous Oxide Co. Dropped From 'Whippet' Death Suit

    The sister of a woman who suffered a fatal overdose behind a smoke shop in Florida, caused by inhaling nitrous oxide "whippets," has agreed to end her claims against Galaxy Gas LLC after mediation.

  • October 23, 2026

    Consumers Fight Bids To End Delta-8 Mislabeling Suit

    Vape maker Savage Enterprises, two distributors and a California testing lab must not be allowed to shake a lawsuit accusing them of trying to pass off vape pens with illegal levels of THC as legal hemp products, consumers told an Arkansas federal court, saying their dismissal bids are moot because there is a new complaint.

  • October 23, 2026

    J&J Wins Ohio Talc Mesothelioma Trial

    An Ohio state jury on Friday found in Johnson & Johnson's favor in a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a woman who alleged that her mesothelioma was caused by her longtime use of talc cosmetic products containing asbestos.

  • October 23, 2026

    State AGs Take Aim At 'Texas Two-Step' In Brief To Justices

    Attorneys general for 20 states and the District of Columbia urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a challenge to the validity of "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcies, telling the high court a Fourth Circuit ruling in an asbestos liability case threatens the ability of states to exercise their sovereign power to enforce their own laws.

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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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  • 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