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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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December 22, 2025
Black & Decker Delayed Dangerous Defects Reports, Feds Say
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. knowingly dragged its feet on reporting potential hazardous defects in some of its utility bars and miter saws for years in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act, according to a suit filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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December 22, 2025
Chicken Cos. Face Injunction, Small Fines For Pollution
A federal judge hit Tyson Foods, Cargill and other poultry companies with a permanent injunction nearly 16 years after trial for polluting Oklahoma waters with chicken waste, but imposed only a tiny fraction of the $100 million in penalties requested by the state.
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December 22, 2025
BMW's Recall Fix 'Too Late,' Says Widow In SUV Fire Suit
A widow claims an engine fire in her BMW spread to her home and caused fatal injuries to her husband, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Georgia federal court, which points to a defective part at the center of a 721,000-vehicle recall as the primary culprit.
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December 22, 2025
Pa. Court Wipes Out $1B Seat Belt Verdict Against Mitsubishi
A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday vacated a $1 billion judgment against Mitsubishi in a suit accusing the automaker of causing a motorist's paralysis because of a defective seat belt, saying a new trial is warranted because the jury was given erroneous instructions.
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December 22, 2025
21 AGs Support Gun Ban For Cannabis Users
A federal law that prohibits habitual drug users from possessing firearms is constitutional and necessary for public safety, a coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., told the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to overturn a finding that the law violates the Second Amendment except when a user is actively intoxicated.
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