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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

  • February 06, 2026

    Ga. Panel Backs Sperm Bank Win In 'Wrongful Birth' Case

    A Georgia appeals court backed a win for sperm bank Xytex Corp. in consolidated litigation alleging the company sold sperm under false pretenses about the medical, psychological and social history of the donors.

  • February 06, 2026

    Food Logistics Co. Can't Ditch Suit Over Toxic Fruit Pouches

    Parents who allege their child suffered injuries from a fruit purée pouch that allegedly contained unsafe lead levels can pursue claims against the company they say designed the pouch, but strict liability and express warranty cannot be among them, an Illinois federal judge said.

  • February 06, 2026

    Google, Meta Get A Jury In 1st Social Media Mental Health Trial

    A jury was seated Friday in the first California bellwether trial over claims that Google's YouTube and Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms harm young users' mental health, with the trial to begin Monday in Los Angeles and Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to be one of the first witnesses.

  • February 06, 2026

    'I Can't Get Out, Please Help Me': Tesla Sued Over Fatal Crash

    Tesla has been hit with another wrongful death lawsuit over its electric doors, after a 20-year-old was recorded on a 911 call begging for help and telling dispatchers "I am going to die" as he burned alive trapped in a 2021 Model Y that had hit a tree.

  • February 06, 2026

    'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.

    D.C. Circuit judges struggled Friday with whether to unblock a federal funding freeze carrying multitrillion-dollar implications, as a Trump administration lawyer disclaimed interest in a vast spending halt but also dodged opportunities to rule it out unequivocally.

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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