Product liability is a significant concern for businesses across various industries. When defective or dangerous products enter the market, the consequences can be severe, leading to consumer injuries ...

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 ...

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 ...

An influx of cases asserting product-type claims—grounded in the use of AI tools and “defects” in their development—is changing how these technologies are treated in litigation. For decades, software ...

A medtech startup typically focuses on two key legal needs: (1) ensuring that its technology has proper and thorough intellectual property protection, and (2) outlining a detailed pathway for FDA ...

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 ...

In very simple terms, product liability holds a person or company legally and financially liable for harm that is caused when their product is defective. In the U.S. in 2020, nearly 11 million people ...

Like all engineers, Professor Michael Readey has a passion for solving problems. Throughout his career in product development, he has worked on projects ranging from designing medical components used ...

Medical product safety and efficacy are primarily regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through activities in two distinct stages: pre-market launch, with activities like ...

The European Union has introduced a groundbreaking update to its product liability rules, aligning them with the realities of today's digital landscape. On Oct. 10, 2024, the Council of the European ...