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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
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November 26, 2025
Huggies' 'Hypoallergenic' Diapers Cause Rashes, Suit Says
A "secret reformulation" of disposable Huggies children's diapers is causing severe skin reactions, a proposed class action filed in New York federal court has alleged, claiming that manufacturing giant Kimberly-Clark is still marketing the product as "hypoallergenic" despite pleas for a recall on the Huggies website.
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November 26, 2025
Apple Accused Of Cloaking Conflict Minerals From Customers
Apple tricks consumers into believing that it responsibly sources the key minerals used in its phones, computers and other tech products, when in reality it sources cobalt and coltan from companies that commit human and labor rights abuses, International Rights Advocates alleges in a lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C.
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November 26, 2025
NJ County Wants Out Of State's $400M PFAS Deal With 3M
A New Jersey county is asking a federal court to exclude it from 3M Co.'s $400 million forever chemical pollution settlement with the state, saying it would rather go after the company on its own for more money.
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November 26, 2025
8th Circ. Finds No Grounds For Folgers Deceptive Label Class
The Eighth Circuit on Wednesday struck down a lower court's order certifying a class of Folgers coffee drinkers allegedly deceived by serving size instructions, saying that many consumers either weren't fooled or simply liked weaker coffee.
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November 26, 2025
AGs Urge Congress To Reject Trump's Ban On State AI Laws
Attorneys general from 32 states are urging Congress to preserve their ability to pass laws regulating artificial intelligence, contending that the Trump administration's renewed proposal to insert a moratorium into a federal spending bill would leave states powerless in the face of AI-powered scams, harmful chatbot hallucinations and other emerging dangers.
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