Product Liability

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

  • July 31, 2026

    Appeals Courts Upheld Similar E-Cig Regs, Pa. Tells Court

    There's no good reason to block Pennsylvania from enforcing a statewide ban on most vape products, the commonwealth has told a Pennsylvania federal court, saying many appeals courts across the country have come to the same conclusion that such laws are constitutional.

  • July 31, 2026

    Reynolds Wrap Users Win Cert. In 'Made In USA' False Ad Suit

    A New York federal judge certified a class of Reynolds Wrap users who alleged the household goods company deceptively labeled its aluminum foil as "Made in U.S.A." despite that most of the production takes place elsewhere, ruling their claims are typical since they all saw and relied on the representations when buying the products. 

  • July 31, 2026

    Del. Supreme Court Ends J&J Bid To Preserve Asbestos Data

    The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Chancery Court ruling that had allowed Johnson & Johnson, Dow Chemical and other major asbestos defendants to pursue a novel effort to stop bankruptcy trusts from deleting decades of asbestos claims records, holding that the companies failed to satisfy the requirements for an equitable bill of discovery.

  • July 31, 2026

    Amazon Misled Buyers On Seafood Sustainability, Suit Claims

    Shoppers accused Amazon on Friday of overstating the sustainability of seafood sold under its Whole Foods Market brand and others, claiming in a proposed class action that the company uses "unqualified, unsupported, and at times untrue environmental and ecological representations" to trick buyers into paying more for the products.

  • July 31, 2026

    Suit Says 'Hidden' AI Notetaker Trains Model On Meetings

    EDITING--Granola, a provider of AI-powered notetaking services, faces a wiretapping lawsuit in California federal court claiming its software secretly records virtual meeting conversations without the knowledge or consent of those there, using the data collected to train artificial intelligence models,

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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