CHICAGO, May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurt Weaver, an accomplished litigator with more than three decades of experience defending clients in complex product liability and mass tort matters ...

Planning ahead The EU’s updated Product Liability Directive signals a new era of accountability for software producers.

As the physical products we use evolve to become increasingly complex, traditional products liability frameworks may not always fit to provide remedies for harm that can result from using novel ...

M&A In Auto Sector: This dynamic use of emerging technology, as well as the heightened regulatory scrutiny of this sector raises new legal challenges for automakers and component suppliers ...

Managing general agent Moonrock Drone Insurance has developed drone liability cover to protect manufacturers in the event of the devices causing harm to the public. It is the first product liability ...

A comprehensive two-part series: Part 1 – New theories of liability: Defending the new wave of complex claims February 12, 2025 11 am – 12 pm EST Technological advancements have resulted in ...

A trial against Johnson & Johnson in Miami with similar claims linking talc-based baby powder to ovarian cancer ended in a mistrial in early March.

When a product manufacturer is established outside the EU, the new directive would attribute liability for a product to the importer and the authorized representative of the manufacturer in the EU.

Here are some of the biggest product liability suits that U.S. corporations have faced due to defective or dangerous products that they sold to consumers.

The article, titled "Product liability and intentionally-versus unintentionally-added PFAS," was published in the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources.