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

  • June 18, 2026

    Asbestos Spinoff Battles Bid For Trustee Takeover In Ch. 11

    The chief legal officer of Georgia-Pacific spinoff Bestwall admitted Thursday that the company is exploring more bankruptcy filings, but denied the contention by asbestos claimants waiting on settlements that it's going to abandon the nearly 9-year-old Chapter 11 case.

  • June 18, 2026

    Starbucks Hit With Claims Of Forced Labor In Brazil Again

    Starbucks knowingly profits from an "entrenched system" of human trafficking, child labor and slaverylike working conditions among coffee suppliers in Brazil, alleges eight workers' proposed class action filed Thursday in Washington federal court.

  • June 18, 2026

    Louisiana Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Block Of Social Media Law

    Louisiana is asking a federal appellate court to lift its block on a state law that requires social media platforms to verify users' ages and bans them from allowing minors to create or maintain accounts without parental permission.

  • June 18, 2026

    Perplexity AI Limits Research Tool's Functions, Users Claim

    A pair of Perplexity AI users has filed a proposed class action claiming the artificial intelligence company lures customers into fixed-term contracts and then "dramatically" decreases the services those customers can access midway through their subscription terms without notice.

  • June 18, 2026

    Fertility Chain Beats Suit Alleging Bogus Embryo Test Claims

    A fertility clinic chain has defeated a proposed class action accusing it of deceptively marketing its preimplantation genetic testing, after a Colorado federal judge found none of the patients claimed their own tests were inaccurate or caused a miscarriage or failed pregnancy.

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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