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

  • November 05, 2026

    Garmin Wants Out Of Lawsuit Over Wash. Plane Crash Deaths

    Garmin is seeking to exit a lawsuit blaming faulty aircraft systems for a deadly 2022 Cessna test flight, telling a Washington state judge Wednesday that the victims' families have not shown the court has jurisdiction over their claims against the Kansas-based GPS giant.

  • November 05, 2026

    Blue Wave May Usher In New Era Of State Climate Action

    After the midterm blue wave, environmental advocates are looking to newly flipped statehouses to pass strong climate laws in the face of the federal government's retreat from greenhouse gas regulation.

  • November 05, 2026

    J&J Should Pay $60M For Talc User's Cancer, Jury Told

    Johnson & Johnson should pay $60 million for the death of a woman who developed mesothelioma alongside her heart problems after using talc products allegedly contaminated with asbestos, counsel for her family told a Massachusetts state jury during closing arguments Thursday.

  • November 05, 2026

    Meta, TikTok, Google Say Calif. Teen Feed Ban Is Censorship

    Meta, TikTok and Google have sued California to block a new law that bans social media platforms from allowing children under 16 certain features like personalized feeds, saying in separate complaints that the law violates the First Amendment and is barred by Section 230.

  • November 05, 2026

    Toyota Hit With Class Action Over Hybrid Inverter Recall

    Toyota knowingly sold newer-model Camry and Corolla Cross Hybrids with a defective inverter bolt, causing loss of power or fire, according to a proposed class action that accused the automaker of teetering when it came to a recall.

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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