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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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April 24, 2026
Universal And 'Harry Potter' Rider Get $7.25M Verdict Nixed
A California federal judge has granted a joint motion by Universal City Studios and a woman injured while exiting a "Harry Potter"-themed attraction to vacate the $7.25 million verdict in her favor as part of a confidential settlement in the case.
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April 24, 2026
Natera Tells Justices CareDx Made Up Circ. Split In Petition
Natera asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition from rival CareDx asking it to review a Third Circuit decision that erased a $45 million jury verdict stemming from CareDx's false advertising claims, saying Friday the circuit split that CareDx claims exists is "imagined."
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April 24, 2026
What's At Stake As High Court Hears Roundup Appeal
With a $7.25 billion deal potentially at stake, Monsanto heads to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in its closely watched appeal of a $1.25 million jury verdict awarded to a Missouri man who claimed that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.
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April 24, 2026
Texas Justices Say Copter Manual Changes Don't Reset Clock
The Texas Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of a suit against Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. over a fatal helicopter crash, saying Friday that revisions to the helicopter's manual didn't in this case reset an 18-year statute of repose in federal law.
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April 24, 2026
Suit Says Bissell Sold 'Dangerously Defective' Steam Cleaners
Bissell is facing a putative class action in Illinois federal court accusing it of marketing and selling "dangerously defective" handheld steam cleaners that can burn users when their attachments unexpectedly detach, expelling hot water or steam.
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