All the headlines from our Product Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
Sep 24 2007 // Wave of recalls pushes broker, insurer roles in product safety, recall planning into limelightProduct manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to stay competitive in a global marketplace and sourcing products and...
Aug 16 2007 // Despite recent product recalls, brokers and insurers are rising to the challenge of insuring the Chinese manufacturing industry for recalls, according to a leading insurance broker and risk management consultant.However,...
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jul 23 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jul 2 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end, and the verdict is anything but certain.The fight is...
Jul 2 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally.At issue in State Farm Insurance v....
Jul 2 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end, and the verdict is anything but certain.The fight is...
Jun 27 2007 // The Arizona Supreme Court announced it will be reviewing a product liability case in which a lower court decided that all parties in a distribution chain could not be sued equally.At issue in the case, State Farm Insurance...
Jun 25 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end next week, and the verdict is anything but...
Jun 4 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutra-ceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
Jun 4 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutraceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan, and David Rosenburg,...
May 29 2007 // Liabilities follow the insurance industry as the night follows the day. So, it’s not terribly surprising to learn that a new study – “Limiting Liability in the Greenhouse: Insurance Risk-management...
May 25 2007 // A Maricopa County, Ariz., Superior Court judge has dismissed a product liability lawsuit against Taser International Inc., which makes electronic control devices to stun people. The lawsuit involved John Gerdon who claimed...
May 21 2007 // Skis, ladders, pacemakers and nutra-ceuticals may be different products at first glance, but all share challenges in finding coverage. According to Nan Meyer, product manager for Shand-Morahan and David Rosenburg,...
May 21 2007 // To view the “How to Write Insuring Tough Products Liability Accounts” seminar or any of the seminars in the “How to Write” Series, visit: www.insurancejournal.com/seminars for a link to free...
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...
May 21 2007 // The manufacturer of the contaminated pet foods that caused an unknown number of pet deaths and illnesses may want to put the controversy behind it, yet the pet food maker along with insurers, lawyers and other...