Category: Product litigation
Confidentiality clauses in product liability settlements: UK product safety regulator publishes new guidance
OPSS sets out best practice on non-disclosure agreements.
Products & Consumer Rights: Global Hot Topics
Edward Turtle and Carol Holley
Key takeaways from the Cooley products team webinar on consumer rights.
This is not a class action: proposed directive to introduce group actions across the EU gaining momentum
Jamie Humphreys and Tracey Bischofberger
The EU has been pushing ahead with proposed new legislation to introduce representative actions across the EU. The proposed new EU-wide rules will apply to infringements of a broad range of EU laws that harm the collective interests of consumers including in the areas of consumer rights, data protection, product liability and product safety.
EU resolution calls for connected vehicles to open up the innovation throttle
Fergal Duggan and Olivia Flasch
In a non-binding resolution adopted in January 2019, MEPs called for faster innovation in the automated transport sector.
English Court of Appeal checks its privilege; decides it still applies
A recent decision by the English courts has confirmed that litigation privilege is available for criminal investigations
English Court of Appeal considers rules on parent company liability
Jamie Humphreys and Julia Maskell
The Court of Appeal has refused an appeal by victims of post-election violence in Kenya to impose liability on the parent company of the tea plantation where they worked.
UK Supreme Court confirms damages for symptomless injuries
The Supreme Court has recently confirmed that an asymptomatic physiological change caused by an employer’s negligence can constitute an actionable personal injury, thus overturning previous decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal.
English Court clarifies test for forseeability risk
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
The ruling provides food for thought to those managing new risks.