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 20, 2025

    Texas Sues Bristol-Myers For Alleged Drug Misrepresentations

    The Texas Office of the Attorney General sued pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi in Texas state court, claiming Thursday the companies failed to disclose that a lucrative blood thinner used to prevent heart attacks and strokes does not work as well on certain minority patients.

  • November 20, 2025

    Roblox Can't Get Teen Grooming Suit Arbitrated

    A California state judge said Roblox couldn't compel a minor to arbitrate his claims that he was targeted and exploited by a sexual predator on the online gaming platform, saying that a recent federal law aimed at ending forced arbitration in sexual assault and harassment cases isn't limited to workplaces.

  • November 20, 2025

    NY Appeals Court Reinstates Holland & Knight In Fuel Dispute

    A New York state appeals court has reversed an order disqualifying Holland & Knight LLP and one of its partners from representing a fuel company in an arbitration proceeding being conducted in New York over its supply of allegedly defective marine fuel.

  • November 20, 2025

    States Back Hockey Players In Antitrust Fight Over Contracts

    More than a dozen states have thrown their support behind current and former players in an antitrust lawsuit against the National Hockey League and its pipeline junior organizations, arguing a lower court's dismissal ignores how exclusive recruiting territories reduce competition for labor.

  • November 20, 2025

    Musk Lied About Tesla To Fund Twitter Buy, 9th Circ. Told

    Tesla shareholders urged the Ninth Circuit Thursday to revive their allegations that Elon Musk lied about the capabilities and safety record of Tesla's self-driving technology, saying the district court erred in finding no evidence of fraudulent intent since the billionaire clearly needed to boost Tesla's share price to buy Twitter.

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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

  • 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