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

  • August 25, 2026

    Target Says Wash. Law Blocks Baby Formula Botulism Claims

    Target Corp. is asking a Washington federal court to throw out claims against it by parents who say their infant child developed infant botulism after eating baby formula purchased at the store, saying the Washington Product Liability Act protects retail sellers from such claims.

  • August 25, 2026

    Asbestos Firm Objects To Connecticut's New Suit Filing Plan

    A Connecticut plaintiffs firm specializing in mesothelioma litigation has asked a Superior Court administrative panel to reconsider a decision to move all asbestos cases to the Complex Litigation Docket in Hartford.

  • August 25, 2026

    Rising Star: TorHoerman Law's Tyler Schneider

    Tyler Schneider of TorHoerman Law's work representing plaintiffs in cases accusing Abbott Laboratories of making infant formula that can cause serious gut conditions in preterm babies helped win a $495 million verdict against the company, earning him a place among the product liability practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 25, 2026

    Kellogg Sued Over Special K's 'Zero Added Sugar' Claim

    WK Kellogg was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Monday alleging it capitalizes on the demand for healthier foods by falsely advertising its Special K cereals as containing zero added sugar despite the presence of allulose syrup, which is sugar under federal and state labeling standards.

  • August 25, 2026

    Gun Safety Attorney To Lead NJ Firearms Enforcement Office

    New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has appointed a former senior director of affirmative litigation at the nonprofit Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence to serve as the next director of the Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement Office.

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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

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  • Mass tort and product liability lawyers at top law firms
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  • 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