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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

  • November 03, 2026

    Facebook Can't Send Texas Sex Trafficking Case To Calif.

    Meta Platforms Inc. can't get a sex trafficking case against it dismissed to be refiled in California court, a Texas appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding the social media company waived its forum-selection clause by taking the case to Texas's highest court.

  • November 03, 2026

    Ingredient Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Salmonella Claims

    A pharmaceutical and nutraceutical ingredient supplier said it is entitled to coverage for underlying suits concerning nutritional supplement powder that was recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, telling a Massachusetts federal court Tuesday that its insurer wrongly denied coverage based on a communicable or infectious disease exclusion.

  • November 03, 2026

    Boeing, Bell Textron Say No Jury Trial For Osprey Crash Suit

    The Boeing Co., Bell Textron Inc. and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. are urging a Pennsylvania federal court to deny a bid for a jury trial from the families of U.S. service members killed in a November 2023 V-22 Osprey crash.

  • November 03, 2026

    10 Ways AI Labs Can Limit Antitrust Risks Of Safety Pacts

    The OpenAI CEO’s recent call for artificial intelligence laboratories to collectively slow development to allow safety research to catch up invites antitrust scrutiny, but the risks to coordinating competitors can be managed by carefully structuring pacing agreements and layering their approach to compliance, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • November 02, 2026

    Honda Keyless Entry Opens Door To Thieves, Driver Says

    The design of Honda's keyless entry system makes its vehicles "prime targets for theft," but instead of disclosing the issue to consumers and implementing simple, cost-effective anti-theft features, the automaker for years has focused on its bottom line, according to a new proposed class action filed in California federal court.

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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