Transposing the EU’s New Product Liability Directive: A Member State Progress Report

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Even in the areas where the Product Liability Directive aims for full harmonisation, the EU member states’ early legislative activity reveals notable differences in implementation. Companies should continue to monitor national transposition closely and begin preparing for the new regime. Key steps include reviewing product safety documentation and post-market surveillance processes and ensuring that contractual arrangements with component suppliers and distributors adequately allocate responsibilities and risks under the revised framework.

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About the Author: Sophia M. Landress

Sophia Landress provides comprehensive support to businesses that are facing mass tort and product liability risks.

About the Author: Patrick Reilly

Patrick Reilly represents multinational and Fortune 500 clients in complex litigation, regularly acting as national coordinating counsel to manufacturers in product liability actions. He also advises on sports law matters.

About the Author: Eldin Hasic

Eldin Hasic is a puzzle solver, both of the jigsaw and complex litigation kind. He represents clients in multidistrict product liability litigation and helps them solve privacy law challenges through both counseling and dispute resolution. Eldin has worked on MDL matters since his first day at the firm, with a focus on complex and omnibus briefing, offensive discovery and mass tort litigation strategy. Eldin has been the primary associate on successful MDL and bellwether briefing for summary judgment and discovery requests, as well as current and complex product liability issues

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