Ten Things to Know About the European Union’s New Product Liability Directive
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25
After it was initially proposed more than two years ago, the European Union passed a new product liability directive (PLD) on Dec. 9, 2024, which prescribes a new legislative framework to expand and modify product liability laws created by the current PLD (originally enacted in 1985). As with other EU directives, the PLD sets legislative and policy goals that the EU’s 27 member states are obligated to implement into national law. For the PLD, they must do so within two years — by December 2026....
By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP