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Strict Liability in Illinois Product Cases: What You Must Prove

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Failure to Warn and Breach of Warranty Claims in Illinois Product Cases

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Why Product Liability Cases Are Expensive, and Why Some Are Declined

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Punitive Damages in Illinois Product Liability Cases: When Are They Available?

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Lex Machina 2026 Product Liability Litigation Report: Non-MDL Federal Filings Reach a Ten-Year High as Vehicle Warranty...

LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional announced the release of the Lex Machina ® 2026 Product Liability Litigation Report, a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of trends shapin...

Design Defect vs Manufacturing Defect: What Is the Difference in Illinois?

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The Basics of Suing a Manufacturer for a Defective Airbag

Airbags are essential safety devices meant to keep occupants safe in the case of a car accident. When they do not work, the harm inflicted is as bad. Sometimes, it’s worse than the...

Litigating the Wind: How Nevada AB 198 Redefines Premises Liability for Inflatable Devices

Injuries involving inflatable play structures can present difficult liability and evidence issues for Nevada injury attorneys. When a bounce house, inflatable slide, obstacle cours...

Report: Vehicle Warranty Cases Drive Surge in Products Liability Filings

There were 5,692 products liability filings in 2025, up 31% from 2024 and 63% higher than in 2016, according to Lex Machina's 2026 Products Liability Litigation Report, which track...

The Ford Pinto Case: What It Still Teaches About Corporate Safety Decisions

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Understanding Proximate Cause: A Key Factor in Liability and Legal Defense

Lithium-Ion Battery Fires- What Every Consumer Should Know Before an Emergency Happens

New England Products Liability/Mass Torts Department of the Year: DLA Piper

The New England Legal Awards honored attorneys and legal professionals at a Boston awards ceremony Oct. 8.       

Preemption Protections and Next Steps: What Retailers Need to Know About the Durnell Decision

On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court held in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) preempts state law failure-to-warn claims...

California AI Toy Bill Brings Software Behavior Into Product Safety

Escalator Injuries in Illinois: Safety Rules and Who May Be Responsible

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State supreme court limits general contractor liability for certain injuries

Massachusetts’ highest court has clarified when a general contractor may be held liable for injuries suffered by a subcontractor’s employee, ruling that general responsibility for...

A Prescription for Liability- Injunction in Gray-Market Drug Case Based on Material Differences

IL Court Rules on Slip and Fall Notice

A recent ruling out of the Cook County Law Division offers a useful look at how Illinois courts evaluate slip and fall claims involving spills left by someone other than the proper...

DLA Piper Hires Shook Hardy Product Liability Partner

DLA Piper has hired a former Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP product liability partner in San Francisco who has decades of experience defending companies in high-stakes disputes involv...

Back to the Basics: Preserving Evidentiary Principles in Negligence Claims Against Public Entities

Federal Jury Finds Indiana City 40% Liable for Massive Plastics Warehouse Fire

A federal jury has found the City of Richmond, Indiana, along with a recycling company and its owner, liable for damages stemming from a massive 2023 plastics warehouse fire that f...

Law Commission proposes sweeping product liability reforms to bring AI and software within scope

The UK Law Commission today (8 October) launched a consultation on major reform to bring product liability law up to date, including expanding the definition of “product” to includ...

Liability Beyond the Steering Wheel: A Truck Accident Lawyer in Boynton Beach, FL

A truck crash can leave behind more questions than a damaged vehicle and an injury report. A driver may appear to be the obvious person at fault, but commercial trucking  Full Art...