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Mere Silence Is Not Deceptive - Businesses that sell products or services in Pennsylvania are assured access to a significant defense in consumer lawsuits now that the state’s highest court has held that simply staying...more
Commercial insurance programmes are not always as comprehensive as policyholders assume. Certain categories of risk are routinely excluded or only partially addressed by standard policy wordings. This article considers three...more
Class action litigation has become increasingly prominent in the English courts in the past decade, with claims increasing in size and value. Significant risk areas include securities class actions, Environmental, Social, and...more
A partially constructed parking garage collapsed in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia on April 8, 2026, killing one construction worker, injuring two others, and leaving two more unaccounted for beneath the rubble....more
A federal court in Ohio denied both sides’ summary judgment motions after finding genuine factual disputes over whether Overhead Door, a manufacturer of Wayne-Dalton doors, reasonably attempted to cure allegedly defective...more
Dangerous drugs are far more common than they should be. While pharmaceutical companies have a legal duty to ensure that their drugs are safe for use as marketed, numerous patients suffer serious complications caused by...more
Plaintiff Andrew Curtin sued Johnson & Johnson and Pecos River Talc in federal court in Maine, alleging his late wife Cynthia Cartwright died from mesothelioma caused by her longtime use of J&J baby powder. The defendants...more
Preserving objections to jury instructions can be the difference between paying a significant judgment or making a plaintiff prove their case again at trial. In October 2023, a Philadelphia jury handed down a mammoth...more
The new Product Liability Directive (EU 2024/2853 – PLD 2024) marks a profound shift in the European liability landscape, strengthening a system based on the liability without fault on the part of economic operators,...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) litigation is beginning to consolidate around a familiar body of doctrine: product liability. Early cases are testing whether consumer-facing AI applications are treated as products (not services)...more
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States affirms the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Palmquist v. Hain Celestial Group, confirming that plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded claims against...more
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword in product safety. AI is actively reshaping the way companies identify hazards, manage recalls, communicate warnings, and address the unique risks of lithium-ion batteries....more
Defective drugs can have life-altering effects. In far too many cases, patients suffer serious complications that negatively impact their health for weeks, months or years—and in some cases the rest of their lives. ...more
George Stephenson v. PK&P Investment Co. f/k/a Mole-Richardson Co., Ltd., et al. - Plaintiff George Stephenson brought an asbestos personal-injury action against the company formerly known as Mole-Richardson Co., alleging...more
Mass tort cases provide a way for multiple people who have suffered similar injuries to hold the same company accountable. These could be physical injuries, like trauma caused by defective medical implants and other defective...more
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (EU PLD) represents an important change in EU product liability, modernising the framework to reflect increasingly complex, tech‑driven products and global supply chains. Consumer protection is...more
Key Takeaways - The FDA has identified a Class I recall (its most serious type) involving certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors....more
March 18, 2026 The Product Liability & Mass Tort Monitor is a monthly newsletter delivering critical updates, data insights and actionable strategies for navigating the complexities of product liability and mass tort...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a decision strengthening the “sealed container” defense available to non‑manufacturing sellers in products liability cases. In Weaver v. AMV Holdings LLC, the court found in...more
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the German Bundestag held its first reading of the Draft Act on the Modernisation of Product Liability Law (BT-Drs. 21/4297). The draft legislation serves to transpose the EU Product Liability...more
Losing a loved one to the negligence of another person is devastating, but insult is added to injury when you begin to receive expensive bills for medical expenses, the funeral and the burial. This is only the beginning...more
Tire blowouts can cause serious accidents. If you have been seriously injured in a car accident involving a tire blowout, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and other...more
Germany's litigation landscape is being reshaped by the convergence of tighter criminal enforcement, scalable collective redress, and intensified regulatory action – with imminent EU implementation deadlines bringing the risk...more
Standing seems like a straightforward concept—the plaintiff must suffer an injury in fact fairly traceable to the defendant’s challenged conduct for which the court can provide redress. See Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife, 504...more
Ultra-processed food (UPF) litigation has officially arrived in Mississippi. Earlier this month, a 174-page complaint was filed in the Southern District of Mississippi alleging that a number of major consumer defendants...more