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 06, 2026

    Pornhub Gets Initial Nod For $120M Child Content Class Deal

    A California federal judge granted preliminary approval Friday to a $120 million settlement reached by the companies behind Pornhub to end certified class claims in California and Alabama by child sex trafficking and sexual abuse material survivors who allege the video-sharing website profited from crimes committed against them.

  • November 06, 2026

    Judge Doubts Ukrainians Can Tie Semiconductors To Strikes

    A Texas federal judge seemed hesitant Friday to buy an argument that several semiconductor manufacturers had a duty to prevent their components from ending up in Russian missiles targeting Ukrainian civilians, asking what duty exists under Texas state law.

  • November 06, 2026

    Boeing Can't Appeal Punitive Damages Door Plug Ruling

    A Washington state judge Thursday rejected Boeing's effort to quickly appeal a ruling that denied its bid to block punitive damages in passengers' lawsuit over the 2024 blowout of an aircraft door panel, siding with plaintiffs attempting to show the incident had ties to the aerospace giant's former Chicago headquarters.

  • November 06, 2026

    Snapchat Features Helped Predator Groom Child, Suit Says

    Snap Inc. was hit with a suit in Washington federal court by parents who say their daughter was groomed and exploited by an adult predator who used the social media platform's algorithmic features to target and threaten her across state lines.

  • November 06, 2026

    Google Sued Over Claims Its School AI Fueled Suicide Plot

    A North Carolina couple have hit Google with a product liability lawsuit that was removed to California federal court Wednesday, alleging that the tech giant negligently rolled out a dangerous version of Gemini AI on school-issued Chromebooks that led their once-healthy 13-year-old daughter into a "life-threatening obsession" that "coached" her suicide plot.

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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