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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

  • September 23, 2026

    Publix Sued Over Woman's Death From Eating Blueberries

    A Florida man whose wife died after allegedly consuming contaminated frozen blueberries has sued Publix Super Markets Inc. and a food distributor, alleging the companies sold a dangerous food product that caused a fatal infection.

  • September 23, 2026

    Fla. Court Says Tesla Shouldn't Transfer Fatal Crash Suit

    A Florida state judge on Wednesday issued a report recommending denial of Tesla Inc.'s bid to transfer a fatal crash lawsuit from Broward County to Miami-Dade County, saying it's too late to move the case after nearly five years of litigation. 

  • September 23, 2026

    Motley Rice Partner Tapped For Opioid Case Co-Lead Counsel

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict opioid litigation appointed on Wednesday Donald Migliori, a managing partner at Motley Rice LLC, as co-lead counsel in the wake of the death of the firm's co-founder Joe Rice, who had served in the position for the past eight years.

  • September 23, 2026

    Colo. Smoke Shop Chain To Pay $152K Over Kratom Potency

    The Colorado Attorney General's Office reached a $152,000 settlement with two smoke shop owners, ending claims their retail chain sold kratom products exceeding the state's legal potency limit and violated labeling rules.

  • September 23, 2026

    Suit Over Mich. Teen's Campground Drowning Reinstated

    A Michigan recreational campground must face claims it breached a duty owed to a 15-year-old who drowned in a human-made swimming pond, a state appeals court has ruled, saying a jury must decide if the campground failed to warn swimmers of the deep, murky and dangerous conditions of the water.

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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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  • 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