United States: Product Liability & Safety

State governments, public school districts, and individuals are suing social media companies, such as TikTok and Snapchat, alleging that defects in their algorithms and platform features...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been in the media this month following the reinstatement of the three democratic CPSC commissioners (i.e., Mary Boyle, Richard Trumka Jr., and Alexander Hoehn-Saric) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

On June 3, 2025, lawmakers introduced the Supporting Accessible, Flexible, and Effective (SAFE) Sunscreen Standards Act in the U.S. House of Representatives...

President Trump's fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request for the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) states that the President's budget proposes to eliminate funding for CSB...

On May 15, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announced a "record-breaking week" of enforcement actions against "foreign violators."

California's AB 1201 (Compostable Product Standards Act) introduces some of the nation's most stringent requirements for compostable labeling, effective January 1, 2026.

The recent decision by Maine's highest court is part of a trend of state courts dismissing public nuisance claims against opioid makers and sellers.

A recent federal court decision properly scrutinized, and then dismissed, a products liability claim against social media platforms, ruling that the plaintiffs did not clearly identify the product or design defect in question and that the defendants' content moderation processes are not subject to products liability laws.

As the scientific and regulatory landscape surrounding various emerging contaminants shifts, so too do the options that companies can consider taking to minimize and insure against the risk of emerging contaminant litigation.