Artificial Intelligence, EU Directive, Product Defects

EU Updates its Product Liability Regime: Important Considerations for Providers of AI Systems and Software

Goodwin on 2/18/2025

The European Union has significantly overhauled its product liability regime with a new directive concerning liability for defective products (Product Liability Directive). EU member states have until December 9, 2026, to...more

New EU Product Liability Directive Comes Into Force

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/24/2024

The Directive expands the scope of liability to digital products (including AI systems), fulfilment service providers, and online platforms, while reducing the burden of proof for claimants. On 9 December 2024, the new...more

The EU Updates its Products Liability Directive to Include AI

Fenwick & West LLP on 12/13/2024

On Dec. 8, the European Union (EU) updated its Product Liability Directive (PLD) to, inter alia, specifically address AI software. This directive must next be “transposed,” or written into law by each of the 27 member states....more

The new product liability

A&O Shearman on 11/19/2024

On October 10, 2024, the Council of the EU adopted the new EU Directive on Liability for Defective Products, which replaces the previously applicable Product Liability Directive of 1985, thereby fundamentally changing the...more

European Commission Proposes Reform on Liability Rules for Artificial Intelligence

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/22/2022

The directives aim to assist claimants in proving the causation of damages and product defectiveness in complex AI systems, creating legal certainty for providers. On 28 September 2022, the European Commission issued two...more

How the Internet of Things could redefine product safety and liability in the EU

Hogan Lovells on 6/6/2018

How big is the Internet of Things (IoT)? It’s likely that there will be tens of billions of connected devices in use by 2020. As this massive network of “things” keeps expanding, so do the number of questions about...more