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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
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June 17, 2025
AIG Unit, Air Co. Seek Quick Wins In Herbicide Damage Row
An air services company told a New York federal court that an AIG unit must provide general liability coverage for a lawsuit seeking nearly $2.5 million for grass damage from herbicides, while the unit countered that neither company's general liability policy nor specialty "aerial applicator" policy applies.
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June 17, 2025
Nissan Asks Justices To Void Certified Sunroof Defect Classes
Nissan North America Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel certified classes of drivers alleging the automaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the Ninth Circuit endorsed a "grossly unfair" standard that allows uninjured plaintiffs to level inflated class claims against corporate defendants.
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June 17, 2025
Tesla Knocks Insurance Deception Claim From Ill. Defect Fight
A Tesla driver pursuing unfair practice claims over an alleged "phantom braking" defect in the Model 3 has still not sufficiently alleged the electric-car maker knowingly misrepresented its insurance pricing practices, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday, holding the driver to an omission-based claim she previously allowed to proceed.
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June 17, 2025
Amazon Sold Bike That Paralyzed Man, Suit Claims
A man who became paralyzed from the waist down after the foldable electric bicycle he was using collapsed is suing the manufacturer and Amazon.com Inc., claiming both companies were negligent in making and selling the bike, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court.
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June 17, 2025
Ill. Increases Sports Betting, Tobacco Tax And Taxes Airbnbs
Illinois increased its tax on sports betting and tobacco products and extended its tax on hotel operators to include short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos under a budget bill approved by the governor.
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