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 ...

April 11, 2025 - Patrick Reilly, Eldin Hasic and Nikolas Spilson of Faegre Drinker discuss the European Union's new product liability directive, which makes substantive changes that impact ...

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 ...

The EU is currently overhauling its product liability laws. Prompted by the perceived risks of new technologies and a desire to make it easier for claimants to bring claims for medical device and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...