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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

  • October 07, 2026

    Florida AG Seeks To Force Meta To Curb Addictive Features

    The Florida attorney general Wednesday asked a state court to compel Meta Platforms Inc. to impose age verification measures and curb addictive features, saying that a recent $17.1 billion settlement with other state attorneys general shows that the social media giant can do so.

  • October 07, 2026

    House, Senate Dems Pitch Plans To Clamp Down On AI Harms

    A House Democrat floated draft legislation Wednesday aimed at making it easier for those harmed by emerging artificial intelligence systems to sue developers for damages, on the same day that the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee unveiled her own comprehensive framework for addressing "catastrophic" risks posed by AI.

  • October 07, 2026

    Ill. Widow Sues Over Fatal 'Projectile' Whipped Cream

    Walmart, Sam's Club and an Illinois container company are facing Illinois state wrongful death claims from a widow who claims they sold whipped cream in a defective cannister that exploded after falling from her fridge and contributed to her husband's premature death.

  • October 07, 2026

    JPML Consolidates Nevro, Abbott Spinal Cord Device Suits

    The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has created separate MDLs over purportedly defective spinal cord stimulators manufactured by Nevro LLC and Abbott Laboratories, rejecting the manufacturers' arguments that the cases' plaintiffs do not share enough common factual questions to warrant consolidation.

  • October 07, 2026

    Zoetis Says Horse Owners Must Abide Deal To End Death Suit

    Zoetis Inc. on Wednesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to enforce a confidential settlement with the owners of a 3-year-old racehorse that they alleged died after receiving one of Zoetis' antibiotics, saying the plaintiffs can't ignore the agreement and their own counsel.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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