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Product Liability Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on product liability law. Coverage includes tort-related lawsuits and class actions, multidistrict litigation, product recalls, and product safety enforcement, as well as related policy developments.
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Latest News in Product Liability
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February 20, 2026
Discord Caused Child To Stream Suicide For Cult, Parents Say
Discord Inc.'s failure to properly police its online platform enabled a sadistic cult focused on child abuse to convince a 13-year-old trans user to end his life as part of a suicide pact, according to a Washington state lawsuit filed Thursday.
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February 20, 2026
Chemical, Carpet Cos. Fight To End Landowners' PFAS Suits
Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, 3M Co. and other major carpet manufacturers and chemical makers accused of contaminating soil, dust and water with so-called forever chemicals urged a Georgia judge Friday to toss a trio of lawsuits.
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February 20, 2026
Roblox Faces Calif. Lawsuit Over Child Safety Failures
Roblox built a multibillion-dollar business by marketing its online gaming site as safe for children, but knowingly allowed its platform to become a "hunting ground for predators" where adults systematically groom and sexually exploit minors, according to a civil enforcement action brought by Los Angeles County.
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February 20, 2026
Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming
A Los Angeles judge on Friday ripped into an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether suit alleging Meta and Google's social media platforms harm childrens' mental health, stripping the attorney of his seat on the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.
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February 20, 2026
PacifiCorp To Pay Feds $575M Over Calif., Oregon Wildfires
Electric power company PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million to resolve claims for damages related to wildfires in Oregon and Northern California, the federal government announced Friday in declaring the end to litigation it said was worth more than $900 million.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Lawsuits over potentially unsafe, hazardous, or defective products, including drugs and medical devices, food and beverage products, dietary supplements, and other consumer goods
- Product-related class actions and multidistrict litigation
- Liability suits over drugs and medical devices, including off-label marketing, false advertising, and failure-to-warn claims
- Tobacco-related litigation
- Auto defect suits
- Toxic torts, including asbestos-related litigation
- Personal injury and wrongful death suits involving major organizations and events
- Alien Tort Statute cases
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- State product safety regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- CFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- CProduct safety and consumer protection controls
- ENFORCEMENT
- Product recalls
- Food and drug safety actions
- Vehicle safety actions
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of product liability practices
Readership
- Mass tort and product liability lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys at consumer goods companies
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals