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Product Liability Litigation And The 2025 Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation: A Year In Review

In 2025, the JPML continued to grant a majority of the MDL petitions that it considered, including petitions involving product liability claims.

United States Litigation

D

Dechert

Ohio Artificial Meat

Beware meat and egg product makers! On March 20, 2026, a new product labeling law will go into effect in Ohio. The bill, known as HB 10, targets products labeled as "meat" and "egg" items, but are, in reality...

United States Healthcare

SJ

Steptoe LLP

ACI's 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum On Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

The American Conference Institute's ("ACI") 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products returns March 12-13, 2026...

United States Healthcare

HP

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

CPSC Withdraws Accreditation Of Four Consumer-Product Testing Laboratories In China

Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") withdrew its accreditation for four consumer-product testing laboratories located in China...

Worldwide Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Enforcement Under A Reorganized DOJ

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

FDA Finds "Significant Data Gaps" For PFAS Used In Cosmetic Products

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

MB

Mayer Brown

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

United States Healthcare

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Important Year-End Developments In PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, And Connecticut

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Second Bite At The (Candied) Apple: The Latest Litigation Threat Targeting UPFs

United States Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

United States Criminal

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

Perception, Risk, And Product Liability: Cannabis Research Catching Up To Consumer Behavior

United States Cannabis

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

ST

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

W

WilmerHale

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

Your app could be the next product liability defendant. In this edition of our Inside Litigation series, partner Diana Sterk examines a significant shift...

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

You've Received A Notice Of Violation From The CPSC – Now What?

Each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (the "CPSC" or "Commission") utilizes its import surveillance program, surveys the market, and reviews reports from consumers and companies...

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Expanded Product Liability In Europe: A New EU Directive

As EU Member States, including Germany, begin implementing the EU PLD, companies operating in these markets should consider compliance strategies that reflect the broader scope of liability for defective products, including software and technology, sold in the EU.

European Union Consumer

D

Dechert

Inside Litigation - Reshaping Product Liability Defense Strategies (Video)

Forum shopping. Nuclear verdicts. Artificial intelligence. Three forces are upending traditional product liability defense — and redefining strategy for the next generation of litigators.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Replay: Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability And IP Strategies For Wearables (Video)

United States IP

DM

Duane Morris LLP

EC Requests Scientific Opinion On The Safety Of Hydrated Silica (Nano), Pyrogenic Silica (Nano), Silica Silylate (Nano), And Silica Dimethyl Silylate (Nano)

United States Consumer

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

HHS Divided: Can Consumers Be Trusted With Low-Risk Products?

United States Healthcare

HP

Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

California Governor Vetoes PFAS Phaseout For Cookware And Consumer Goods

United States Consumer

D

Dechert

Third Circuit Panel Opines On New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

United States Consumer

D

Dechert

Cannabis Risks And Product Liability

United States Cannabis

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Textile & Packaging EPR Is Here: What Consumer Brands Need To Do Now (U.S. & Canada)

United States Consumer

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Impact Of Carroll And Economic Loss Rule On Service Providers In South Carolina

United States Commercial

MV

Moore & Van Allen

Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

United States Privacy

MB

Michael Best

Part II: Recent Changes In Jury Dynamics And How To Prepare Your Expert Accordingly (Podcast)

United States Consumer

HK

Holland & Knight

Textile & Packaging EPR Is Here: What Consumer Brands Need To Do Now (U.S. & Canada)

Businesses that manufacture, sell, ship, or distribute products must now determine whether their packaging and clothing is subject to emerging extended producer responsibility (EPR)...

United States Consumer

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Impact Of Carroll And Economic Loss Rule On Service Providers In South Carolina

Long has the inconsistent expansion and contraction of the economic loss rule and its exceptions frustrated South Carolina jurists and practitioners alike.

United States Commercial

MV

Moore & Van Allen

Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

Faith-based organizations handle a wide range of sensitive data—from donor records and volunteer applications to child check-in logs and financial reports. Managing this data responsibly isn't just good practice...

United States Privacy

MB

Michael Best

Part II: Recent Changes In Jury Dynamics And How To Prepare Your Expert Accordingly (Podcast)

In the second part of this special guest episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small is once again joined by Partner Eric Alexander...

United States Consumer

HK

Holland & Knight

Texas AG App-Lifies Investigation Into Discord's Child Safety Practices

United States Consumer

CO

Cozen O'Connor

EPA Proposes Targeted Regulatory Relief From HFC Technology Transitions Rule Requirements

What Happened? On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule providing regulatory relief from certain requirements of the Agency's...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

What Every Consumer Products Retailer Needs To Know About The CPSC

Running a consumer products retail business is hard work. In addition to the day-to-day challenges facing any business, the applicable regulatory environment can be a shifting, confusing morass that befuddles even the most experienced consumer products retailer professionals.

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Trending Up/Trending Down: Advanced Mobility

With the release of NHTSA's new Automated Vehicle Framework (AVF) in April, manufacturers of autonomous systems can see a more straightforward—if more arduous—path forward.

United States Transport

D

Dykema

Key Considerations For Food Safety Recalls

Steptoe partners Joseph Dages, Ryan Poscablo, and Anthony Anscombe and associate Emma Howard authored an article titled "Key Considerations for Food Safety Recalls," which appeared in Food Safety Magazine.

United States Healthcare

SJ

Steptoe LLP

CPSC Commissioner Nominated

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Podcast - Part I: Going From Young Associate To Veteran Lawyer

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

Speaking Engagement Spotlight: ICPHSO 2025 International Symposium

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Shutdown Plan: Continue Enforcement, Pause Public Engagement And Civil Penalties

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

What To Expect From The CPSC During Government Shutdown

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Byte-Size Question, Big Stakes: Ohio To Decide If OPLA Covers Apps

United States Litigation

D

Dechert

Department Of Justice Creates New Civil Division Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch

United States Litigation

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Department Of Health And Human Services Links Prenatal Tylenol Use To Autism: Expanding Litigation Risks For Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors, And Clinicians

United States Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

Consumer Products Corner - Mixed Signals: Operational Gains Amid Cooling Industrial Momentum

United States Consumer

A

AlixPartners

FDA Launches Real-Time Adverse Event Reporting Dashboard For Cosmetic Products

United States International

DT

Diaz Trade Law

United States Consumer

WE

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

The Chemical Compound — September 2025

United States Energy

AP

Arnold & Porter

Automakers Potentially Liable For Stolen Cars

United States Consumer

SH

Stites & Harbison PLLC

CPSC Takes Another Step To Advance Draft Rule On Lithium-Ion Batteries Used In Micromobility Products

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Supreme Court To Settle If All's Well That Ends Well In Diversity Jurisdiction

United States Consumer

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

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Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

MB

Michael Best

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

B

Bracewell

Product Liability (Video)

FL

Foley & Lardner

Meta-Verdict: Developers' Liability For Avatar Misdeeds

G

Gamma Law

Products Liability (US) (Video)

AP

Alpha Partners

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