Latest Product Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Chrysler Agrees to Accept ‘Old’ Chrysler Product Liability Claims
Aug 28 2009 // In a letter sent members of Congress, the new Chrysler Group said it will accept product liability claims on vehicles it manufactured before it emerged from bankruptcy on June 10 with government assistance. The move is a...
Accident Victims To Appeal GM Bankruptcy Plan Over Pending Lawsuits
Jul 8 2009 // Groups representing plaintiffs in car accidents are opposing General Motors’ attempt to quickly exit bankruptcy protection, arguing that hundreds of victims could be hurt by the government-led plan. U.S. Judge Robert...
Study Forecasts Deaths, Injuries After GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies
Jun 26 2009 // More than 3,400 Americans will be injured or killed by a defective Chrysler or General Motors vehicle during the first year of the car makers’ bankruptcies, according to a report by a consumer safety advocacy...
Eight States Challenge Product Liability Issues in GM Bankruptcy
Jun 23 2009 // A provision that would release future owners of General Motors for product liability on cars sold prior to the company’s bankruptcy is being challenged by the attorneys general of eight states. GM’s bankruptcy...
Consumer Groups Challenge Freeing Chrysler From Product Liability Claims
Jun 10 2009 // Consumer groups said Tuesday they filed a U.S. Supreme Court appeal challenging Chrysler LLC’s sale on the grounds the deal would leave the automaker free of current and future product liability claims. Five consumer...
Wilson Elser Expands in Las Vegas with Five New Partners
Jun 5 2009 // Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP has expanded its office in Las Vegas with new partners Michael M. Edwards, Jennifer Willis Arledge, David S. Kahn, Jorge A. Ramirez and Sheri Thome. The new partners will...
Oregon Senate Extends Period of Product Liability
May 28 2009 // The Oregon Senate has approved a bill that would give Oregonians harmed by defective products more time to take legal action. Currently, Oregon residents must sue within eight years of when the product was originally...
Aon, Zurich Target Technology Risks for Middle Market Firms
Apr 15 2009 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. has introduced a suite of insurance products designed to bring middle market technology companies the coverage enhancements historically only available to large corporate clients. Known as Aon...
California Court Rejects Expansion of Product Liability Law
Mar 9 2009 // The California Court of Appeals recently rejected the argument that a manufacturer has a duty to warn of the dangers of asbestos that may be contained in products produced by other suppliers. The decision upholds a lower...
A ‘Victim’s’ View of Insurer’s Liability in Peanut Product Recall Case
Mar 9 2009 // The story of the salmonella-tainted peanut products distributed by Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) is one of the highest-profile food recall cases in recent memory, and one that holds interesting side stories for the...
Catlin Strengthens Product Recall Teams in Sydney, London
Dec 3 2008 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that it has “significantly strengthened its leadership position in crisis management underwriting with the addition of two experienced product recall insurance...
All Claims Are Local
Nov 30 2008 // Multinational Claims Require Knowledge of Culture, Currency and Legal Climate In today’s borderless global economy, claims can arise in just about any part of the world where a company does business. Even small and...
Survey: Women Business Owners Optimistic on 2009 Despite Liability Risk
Nov 17 2008 // Nearly three in five (58 percent) women business owners anticipate that their organizations’ revenues will grow in 2009, and nearly one-half (44 percent) do not expect difficulty in obtaining access to credit,...
Law Office Not Liable For Injuries Caused By Office Chair Collapse
Sep 12 2008 // The Supreme Court of Alaska has ruled that a law office is not liable for ordinary negligence and strict products liability when an overweight person is injured by an office chair that collapsed. According to Charles...
University Professor Says ‘Early Offers Program’ Could Improve Tort System
Aug 19 2008 // An “early offers” program in which medical malpractice and product liability lawsuits could be quickly settled would improve a tort system that is often slow, expensive and unfair, according to a new book...
Insurers Welcome Rhode Island Supreme Court Lead Paint Decision
Jul 2 2008 // The property/casualty insurance industry is applauding a recent Rhode Island court ruling on lead paint for confirming that a state’s product liability, not public nuisance, law should govern in such cases. In its...
N.J. Court Dismisses Vioxx Medical Monitoring Suit
Jun 5 2008 // The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck & Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said...
PPIB Offers Cosmetic Products Liability Program
Jun 1 2008 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato, Calif., has introduced a cosmetic products liability program. PPIB has appointed New Jersey-based Marine Agency Corp. as the exclusive managing general agent for the...
Demand For Food, Fuel Creating Ample Need for Agribusiness Insurance
Apr 21 2008 // The need for agricultural insurance is growing like a weed. “This is the greatest time we’ve had in our business,” said Christopher Leliaert, vice president at Towers-Perrin Reinsurance, in his assessment...
Mississippi Gov., Attorney General, Haggle over Product Liability
Apr 11 2008 // Gov. Haley Barbour’s conservative allies sided with him as the House tried, and failed, to override his veto of a bill that would’ve required the state attorney general to keep a list of toys with lead paint or...
