Manufacturers, Damages, Product Defects

Mobility@McDermott: Monthly Update (02/2024)

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/4/2024

1. Ruling of European Court of Justice on jurisdiction in product liability case- Another interesting judgment of the ECJ on jurisdiction in cross-border disputes was handed down on 22 February 2024 in a product liability...more

Reversal of Burden of Proof Under Proposal for a New EU Product Liability Directive

Jones Day on 11/13/2023

In Short - The Situation: The EU Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC ("PLD") was adopted nearly 40 years ago and has remained almost unchanged since its inception....more

European Commission Proposes Reform on Liability Rules for Artificial Intelligence

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/22/2022

The directives aim to assist claimants in proving the causation of damages and product defectiveness in complex AI systems, creating legal certainty for providers. On 28 September 2022, the European Commission issued two...more

Georgia's Apportionment Statute in Product Liability Lawsuits

BCLP on 11/19/2020

The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a decision impacting all product liability cases in Georgia by finding that Georgia’s apportionment statute—O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33—applies to claims for strict product liability, and as...more

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 2, 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 7/2/2019

Welcome to the second 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues. For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal issues. As...more

North Carolina Product Liability Law

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 1/30/2017

Our world continues to become increasingly more complex. And, as it does, so do our manufactured products—from medical devices, to everyday consumer goods, to automobiles, and toys. Such products improve our quality of life...more