When we buy a product, we expect it to work properly and keep us safe. However, some products cause serious injuries because of poor design, production errors, or missing warnings. This is where ...

Products liability claims have long focused on physical products. As technology advances and software and social media play an ever-expanding role in our lives, novel products liability theories have ...

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 ...

Your business is responsible for the products you make, sell or distribute, as well as the completed services you provide. You can be held liable and accountable for any losses or damage if one of ...

Because of the recent flourishing of tort reform in jurisdictions through the United States, the single-plaintiff personal injury suit has become less sustainable and far less lucrative. As a result, ...

Given the significant costs associated with litigating product liability claims, product manufacturers should expend time and resources to reduce product liability risks and react quickly to product ...

The integration of technology and product responsibility in the fast-changing digital environment has introduced a new phase of legal intricacy. Our lives have become increasingly intertwined with ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

A recently presented European Union plan to update long-standing product liability rules for the digital age — including addressing rising use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation — took ...

Penny Pryor has more than two decades experience writing, reporting and editing financial services publications. She has contributed to, and edited, the Money Section of the Sun Herald and The Sunday ...

These novel claims test the limits of products liability law and run afoul of basic products liability principles, as tech companies are not product sellers and the electronic communication platforms ...