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On May 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd., which concerned whether the cost of translating foreign documents is a taxable cost under 28 U. S. C. § 1920(6).

In a recent post, we detailed lawsuits filed by corn exporters, farmers, and other stakeholders against Syngenta Corp. regarding its marketing of corn which contains genetically modified traits.

On Friday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed into law the "Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021," which, most significantly, adds sesame to the list ...

The State of California has added bisphenol A (BPA) to the California Proposition 65 list of chemicals "known to the State of California to cause Cancer or Birth defects."

On July 23, 2024, the FDA issued a draft guidance entitled "Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products Questions and Answers."

Article body Current Length: 2857 chars Long including spaces Source Preview The Third Circuit just confirmed what we all knew had to be true in device litigation: pointing to the failure of another device in another patient or to a supposedly better label for a different device is not nearly enough to get to trial on design defect or failure to warn claims.

FDA warned one food manufacturing facility for various CGMP violations, including packaging food in insanitary conditions and failure to protect against contamination of food by pests.

On June 1, 2026, the White House issued a statement that Brien Lorenze of Virginia is nominated as a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a term of seven years...

The Supreme Court of Alabama, applying Alabama law, has held that a pharmacy technician’s act of compounding medication constitutes a “professional service” under a professional services exclusion in a commercial general liability policy. OMS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 2026 WL 3031566 (Ala. Oct. 9, 2026).

Our colleagues in Mintz Levin's Intellectual Property Practice, recently authored an expert analysis piece in Law360 that examined the use of the U.S. ITC to combat a rising tide of counterfeits...

Florida’s economic loss rule bars tort claims for economic losses arising when a product malfunctions and damages only itself. In Florida Power & Light Co. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., 510 So. 2d 899 (Fla. 1987) and Casa Clara Condominium Ass’n., Inc. v. Charley Toppino and Sons, Inc., 620 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 1993), the Florida Supreme Court adopted the economic loss rule in Florida.

People experiencing the toll of an asbestos-related illness often pursue legal claims against a company or former employer to hold them liable for damages.

Defendants Win One And Lose One In Louisiana State Court, Judge O'Malley Picks Next Bellweather Case For MDL Trial, California Case Dismissed; Parties Argue Over Trial Selection Process.

I'm not an FDA or product liability lawyer so this post is not going to provide a deep dive into food labeling requirements and preventive controls for allergen cross-contact.

Recalls are in the news as much as ever. The number of units recalled in 2014 eclipsed the total from 2010-2013, combined.

The European Commission published its 2020 Work Programme on 29 January. It's jam-packed with announcements that are relevant to all those who design, manufacture, buy and sell products.

As EU Member States, including Germany, begin implementing the EU PLD, companies operating in these markets should consider compliance strategies that reflect the broader scope of liability for defective products, including software and technology, sold in the EU.