It’s a topic often overlooked by individuals pursuing a career in engineering. It’s an area that’s not typically covered in undergraduate or graduate-level engineering programs. We’re talking about ...

A medtech startup typically focuses on two key legal needs: (1) ensuring that its technology has proper and thorough intellectual property protection, and (2) outlining a detailed pathway for FDA ...

In very simple terms, product liability holds a person or company legally and financially liable for harm that is caused when their product is defective. In the U.S. in 2020, nearly 11 million people ...

Given the significant costs associated with litigating product liability claims, product manufacturers should expend time and resources to reduce product liability risks and react quickly to product ...

On October 10, 2024, the Council of the EU adopted the new EU Directive on Liability for Defective Products, which replaces the previously applicable Product Liability Directive of 1985, thereby ...

In the months before 16-year-old Adam Raine took his own life last year, ChatGPT allegedly encouraged him to act, advising him on how to hang a noose.

Despite many convincing anecdotes, tort law's impact on technological innovation is inconclusive. The best studies suggest that the relationship, if one exists, is complex and multidimensional.1 ...

Few products present as immediate and lethal a risk when defective as a firearm. In an industry where precision, reliability, and safety should be paramount, even the smallest design flaw, ...