Latest Product Liability Headlines

All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Technology, Regulation Prove Double-Edged Swords in Product Recall Risk

Dec 6 2017 // Exploding Samsung phones, error-prone Takata airbags, faulty GM vehicle ignition switches, failing Johnson & Johnson hip implants — multi-billion dollar product recalls have become more common over the past...

Admitted Carriers, CanaBOP Coming to California’s Cannabis Industry

Oct 20 2017 // The first admitted insurance carrier has filed to provide coverage to California’s legal cannabis industry and several more carriers have stated their intent to file products, according to state Insurance...

Huge Verdict Upends J&J’s Talc Product Liability Defense Strategy

Aug 23 2017 // A massive California verdict in a lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products cause cancer has opened a new front in the litigation, upending the company’s hopes that the cases were only...

Q&A: How Driverless Car Technology Could Impact New York and Other States

Jul 6 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in May signed a budget bill into law allowing self-driving and self-parking cars to be tested for one year on New York public highways. Prior to this law going...

Jury Clears J&J, Bayer of Liability in First Xarelto Product Liability Trial

May 5 2017 // Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG aren’t responsible for a Xarelto user’s internal bleeding, a jury found in the first trial over the blood-thinning drug. J&J and Bayer didn’t mislead a Louisiana man...

Large Claims Becoming More Expensive, Complex & Global: Allianz

Apr 25 2017 // Large liability claims are becoming more expensive, complex and international, with activity increasing outside the United States, according a report published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty...

Future Tech to Create Lower Claims Frequency, New Threats: Allianz Report

Apr 20 2017 // Technology is expected to be a major driver of liability claims in the years ahead – cutting frequency and increasing new threats such as cyber, product liability and recall risk, according a report published by Allianz...

Top 3 Causes of Global Liability Claims = 60% of Value: Allianz Report

Apr 5 2017 // Defective product/work quality issues, crashes and human error are listed as the top causes of liability loss for businesses, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate Specialty (AGCS). Collectively,...

466 Tons of Breaded Chicken Product Recalled by Oklahoma Company

Mar 27 2017 // An Oklahoma food company is recalling more than 466 tons of breaded chicken because of possible metal in the food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said OK Food Inc. is recalling 933,272 pounds of the food shipped...

Johnson & Johnson Wins Trial in Missouri Talc Product Liability Lawsuits

Mar 6 2017 // Johnson & Johnson said that a state court jury in Missouri had returned a verdict in its favor in the latest trial to arise out of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company’s talc-based products can increase the...

J&J Hit with $1 Billion Verdict in Hip Implant Product Liability Case

Dec 2 2016 // Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Texas jury to pay more than $1 billion to patients who claimed the company hid flaws in its Pinnacle artificial hips that had to be surgically removed, in J&J’s second loss...

XL Catlin Launches Consumer Products Recall Solution in UK

Nov 1 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the launch of its Consumer Products Recall solution. It has been designed to meet the needs of manufacturers of a broad range of consumer products including toys, clothing,...

Insurance Implications of Autonomous Vehicle Rollout

Oct 3 2016 // California is no longer the heartland for testing autonomous cars. The first commercial deployment of self-driving cars in the U.S. is already happening in Pittsburgh, where Uber is offering its customers the opportunity...

QBE North America Adds Manufacturing E&O Endorsement to Product Liability Coverage

Sep 23 2016 // QBE North America’s Commercial Insurance business has introduced a manufacturing E&O endorsement to its product liability product offering. The manufacturing E&O endorsement is a claims made coverage form...

General Star Expands Products Liability Appetite to 50 New Classes of Business

Jul 25 2016 // General Star Management Co. has added 50 classes for products liability offered by the Delegated Division, Contract P&C Unit. In addition, the gross receipts threshold for eligibility has been increased from $1.5...

Ironshore Specialty Adds Third Party Product Recall Cost Endorsement

Jul 13 2016 // Ironshore Specialty Casualty has added Third Party Product Recall Cost Endorsement as an enhancement to its primary general liability coverage form for commercial clients. The new endorsement covers specified costs...

AIG’s Alexandru Joins Aspen to Head New U.S. Crisis Management Line with Product Recall

Jul 12 2016 // Aspen Insurance announced the appointment of Nicky Alexandru as head of U.S. Crisis Management. Alexandru will develop a U.S. product contamination/recall capability, which will be a new Crisis Management line of business...

Risks Ahead: Food Recalls and Nanotechnology

Jun 20 2016 // Quick Quiz: What do baby spinach, raw cashew pieces, barbecue sauce, fish batter mix, marzipan, ice cream, packaged salads, dried kiwi and gourmet bread pudding all have in common? These products, and more importantly the...

Ironshore Product Recall Coverage for Food Industry Covers Rehabilitation, Loss of Income

Apr 27 2016 // Ironshore Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. is offering Product Contamination Recall Insurance, focusing on risk exposure within the food and beverage industries. Contamination and subsequent recall occurrences can be...

Allied World Launches Product Recall Insurance in North America

Apr 25 2016 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has added product recall insurance products for the U.S. and Canada through its Global Crisis Management Division. The product recall insurance offers both first party and third...