Latest Product Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Jun 5 2008 // The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck & Co Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the drugmaker said...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...
Nanotechnology: A Big Risk in a Small Package?
Mar 10 2008 // Nanotechnology presents great opportunity, but the impact on insurance is still unknown Insurance professionals gathered in the oak-paneled Old Library of Lloyd’s of London this past December to learn more about a...
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Law Limiting Product Liability Suits
Feb 26 2008 // The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday, Feb. 21 upheld a state law that sets a deadline for people to sue manufacturers of defective products but said a General Motors worker can continue with his lawsuit because he was...
Democrats Blast FDA Labeling Rule as Product Liability Shield for Drug Makers
Jan 25 2008 // The Bush administration wants to limit the situations where drug companies can change warning labels when they know of unsafe conditions without waiting for government approval. But Democrats charge that the recent...
OneBeacon’s Medical Technology Insurance Includes Products Liability
Jan 15 2008 // OneBeacon Insurance Group thas a new insurance product, @vantage for MedTech, which offers products liability protection for businesses that develop, manufacture or distribute medical devices. Highlights of the Products...
Mass Toy Recalls – a Manufacturers’ Nightmare
Dec 31 2007 // Although this year’s presents have long been opened, those who supply them have concerns that just won’t go away. “In the run-up to Christmas, there can have been few more worrying issues for toy...
Top Insurance Stories in 2007
Dec 31 2007 // The debate over climate change captured the world’s attention, including the insurance industry’s, in 2007, while major hurricanes spared the United States’ coastline. The soft market took hold of...
2007: Climate Change Dominates Debate While Soft Market Hits Entire P/C Market
Dec 23 2007 // The debate over climate change captured the world’s attention, including the insurance industry’s, in 2007, while major hurricanes spared the United States’ coastline. The soft market took hold of...
Ruling in Faulty Products Case Upholds Law Limiting Lawsuit Awards
Dec 7 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a state law that limits the responsibility for payment of damages in lawsuits, including those for faulty products. Deciding a case which drew interest...
Supreme Court to hear case pitting federal v. state product liability laws
Oct 8 2007 // The Supreme Court said late last month that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Supreme Court to hear case pitting federal v. state product liability laws
Oct 8 2007 // The Supreme Court said late last month that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Supreme Court to Hear Case Pitting Federal v. State Product Liability Law
Sep 27 2007 // The Supreme Court said this week that it will decide a case that centers on whether federal regulation of pharmaceuticals preempts state law. The case involves a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer’s...
Chinese imports and product liability coverage
Sep 24 2007 // Recalled toys sit in the foreground as Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., calls on a witness during the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, to discuss toy safety...
