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Product Liability Section

Our product liability section covers breaking news in mass torts and products-liability law. The section tracks mass torts against the largest 2,000 companies in the world brought in U.S. federal courts. In addition, the section alerts readers to product hazards and safety issues, important emerging legislation and major trends in mass torts.

Who should read it?

  • Mass tort and product liability lawyers
  • Corporate counsel
  • Compliance officials
  • Decision makers at major corporations
  • Policy makers

What do we cover?

  • Mass tort litigation involving the world’s 2,000 largest companies
  • Class actions
  • Multidistrict litigation
  • Selected state-level litigation
  • Jury verdicts
  • Appeals court decisions
  • Supreme Court decisions
  • Unsafe, hazardous or defective products
  • Product recalls
  • Asbestos cases
  • Drug safety cases
  • Medical-device cases
  • Automotive cases
  • Bills introduced, marked up in committee or passed by Congress
  • Personnel moves at law firms
  • Profiles of product-liability practices
  • Conferences, reports and studies

What are our sources?

  • All new mass torts brought against large companies in U.S. federal courts
  • All docket activity in major U.S. district courts
  • All docket activity in multidistrict product liability litigation
  • Corporate press releases, including those announcing major settlements
  • Corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • News reports on unsafe, hazardous or defective products
  • Laws introduced, marked up or passed in Congress
  • Enforcement activities by federal agencies, including the FDA