Latest Product Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Meningitis Lawsuits: Product Liability or Medical Malpractice?
Oct 24 2012 // Victims of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are starting to sue the physicians and clinics that administered tainted steroid shots, and the success of the suits could hinge on whether judges decide the injections are...
ACE Launches New Stand-Alone Product Recall Insurance Unit
Jun 29 2012 // ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused insurance division of the ACE Group, has introduced a new stand-alone product recall underwriting unit, which will deliver insurance products to respond to the increased...
Corporations Win Key Product Liability Trials; More Victories to Come?
Nov 1 2011 // A string of courtroom victories by drugmakers in key product liability trials could be a signal that these and other companies can beat back claims in upcoming cases against them. AstraZeneca Plc, Merck & Co. and...
California Surfboard Maker Faces Product Liability Claim
Aug 29 2011 // A surfer has filed a product liability lawsuit against a California surfboard manufacturer because the too-sharp fin sliced his leg. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed by recreational surfer Tom Gregg contends...
New York Court Reinstates Restaurant Worker’s Product Liability Suit
May 13 2011 // New York’s top court this week reinstated a Manhattan restaurant worker’s product liability lawsuit over a lye-crystal drain cleaner, concluding that the companies behind it have to do more than simply state...
Hot Programs and Products
Mar 21 2011 // Here’s what some insurers and brokers have been up to recently, inventing and tweaking key programs and coverages. Liability: Professional, E&O, D&O, EPLI CNA launched Epack Extra, an enhanced version of...
Florida Senate Moves to Curb Liability Suits Against Car Makers
Mar 17 2011 // The Florida Senate has approved a bill that would change the apportionment of damages in product liability cases so that a judge or jury must consider the fault of all parties. The bill is designed to shield or limit the...
Turner Joins XL as Product Recall Manager
Mar 4 2011 // Insurer XL has added John Turner as Product Recall Manager for North America. Turner, based in New York, has more than 20 years of insurance market experience, including multi industry product recall and product liability...
Internet v. Courts: Googling for Perfect Jurors
Feb 18 2011 // When picking a jury, lawyers always try to stack the panel with people likely to take their side. Now, some are taking the vetting process to a new level: they’re quietly trawling social networks and other sites to...
Chinese Drywall Makers Won’t Compensate U.S. Homeowners
Jan 24 2011 // The U.S. has failed to persuade Chinese makers of defective drywall to compensate American homeowners, in a dispute that threatens to mar strained trade ties. The failure to persuade about 13 makers of contaminated drywall...
K&K, RLI Partner to Offer Product Liability for Sports, Entertainment Risks
Jan 13 2011 // K&K Insurance announces a new products liability program in partnership with RLI, a specialty insurance company operating in all 50 states. This arrangement offers an additional avenue for competitive quotes in the...
Lexington Expands Product Liability with Product Recall Endorsement
Jan 11 2011 // Lexington Insurance Co., a Chartis company, has expanded its products liability insurance coverage to respond to the increasing risks associated with product recalls. Through a relationship with the Crisis Management unit...
Chinese Drywall Makers Refusing to Compensate U.S. Homeowners
Jan 11 2011 // The top U.S. product safety official said on Monday the agency has failed to persuade Chinese makers of defective drywall to compensate American homeowners, in a dispute that threatens to mar strained trade ties. The...
Liberty Adds Manufacturers’ E&O Endorsement to Product Recall Policy
Nov 8 2010 // Normally sold as a stand-alone professional liability policy, the new manufacturers’ errors and omissions (ME&O) endorsement from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU) marks the first time this coverage can be...
Chartis Expands General Liability Policies
Aug 12 2010 // Chartis has introduced limited product withdrawal expense coverage with complimentary loss control services, developed by its Commercial Casualty division to protect clients against the large expenses arising out of...
Lexington Introduces LexNanoShield for Nano Technology Companies
Mar 31 2010 // Lexington Insurance Co., a Chartis company, has released LexNanoShield, an integrated insurance product and array of risk management services designed for manufacturers of nanoparticles or nanomaterials, or firms using...
Lockton Expert Analyzes Product Contamination, Recall Insurance Market
Feb 17 2010 // The specialist market for insurance covering product recall and product contamination is resilient and stable, according to Ian Harrison, an expert in the field, in a new report – “Supply and Demand Growing for...
Chubb Encourages Chinese Firms to Adopt Risk Management Practices
Nov 18 2009 // Chubb Group recently co-hosted a seminar near Shanghai, which focused on the “increasing number of Chinese exports exposed to product liability claims and litigation in the United States and Europe.” As a...
8th Circuit Affirms Arkansas Court Ruling in Products Liability Case
Nov 5 2009 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit has upheld Arkansas district court decisions in a products liability case against pharmaceutical companies that are the makers of hormone therapy drugs that, combined, have...
Tennessee Rejects Recovery If Product Defect Causes Economic Loss Only
Aug 31 2009 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the state does not recognize an exception to the economic loss doctrine that generally bars damages if a product defect causes only economic loss and not any personal or...
