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Product Liability

Free Speech

Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Allegedly Fueling User's Delusions, Leading Him to Harass Plaintiff (His Ex-Girlfriend)

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.13.2026 8:01 AM

Senator Rand Paul and a vaccine vial and syringe | Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/Newscom/Envato

Vaccines

We Lost the Lyme Vaccine. Under Rand Paul's New Vaccine Liability Bill, We'll Lose More.

The End the Vaccine Carveout Act would expose vaccine makers to lawsuits that once drove companies out of the industry.

Ronald Bailey | 3.5.2026 1:56 PM

COVID-19 vaccine | Julián Rovagnati/Dreamstime.com

Coronavirus

Thomas Massie's New Bill Would Let People Sue Pharma for COVID Vaccine Injuries

Federal liability protections currently prevent people suing COVID-19 vaccine makers, and instead require them to request compensation from a program that's covered only 39 COVID vaccine injury claims.

Christian Britschgi | 7.21.2025 5:10 PM

A Smith & Wesson stand at the 2024 Eurosatory exhibition in Paris | Vincent Isore/Zuma Press/Newscom

Second Amendment

Mexico Aims To Reshape the U.S. Firearm Industry by Suing Gun Makers

The Supreme Court will decide whether this threat to the Second Amendment is legally viable.

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2025 12:01 AM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shaking hands with Donald Trump | Jen Golbeck / SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Newscom

Vaccines

One More Damned Time: Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism

The Trump campaign is all in on RFK Jr.'s debunked anti-vax crusade.

Ronald Bailey | 11.1.2024 5:00 PM

New York Senator Chuck Schumer speaking to the press | Rod Lamkey - CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom

Artificial Intelligence

Did Chuck Schumer Just Come Out Against Top-Down AI Licensing?

"Duty of care has worked in other areas," the senator said, "and it seems to fit decently well here in the AI model."

Ronald Bailey | 11.10.2023 12:05 PM

"Boneless wings" are breast meat! | Halim v. Buffalo Wild Wings

Litigation

A Class Action Reveals the Horrifying Truth: 'Boneless Wings' Are Breast Meat!

Lawyers representing an allegedly duped Buffalo Wild Wings customer demand that the company disgorge its ill-gotten gains.

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2023 2:20 PM

krtphotoslive877451 | Cloe Poisson/TNS/Newscom

Sandy Hook School Shooting

Gun-Maker Remington Settles with Sandy Hook Families Over Alleged Liability for Misuse of Weapon They Made

A settlement means no official legal precedent is set, but holding gun sellers responsible for crimes of gun users could harm Americans' ability to enjoy their Second Amendment rights.

Brian Doherty | 2.15.2022 2:56 PM

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15970172 | Rotellam1/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

Opioids

Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns a Landmark Decision Blaming Johnson & Johnson for the State's Opioid Problems

The justices rejected a broad definition of "public nuisance" that would cover the manufacture of pain medication.

Jacob Sullum | 11.10.2021 3:25 PM

sipaphotoseleven582733 | Thiago Prudencio / SOPA Images/S/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Court Says Snapchat Can Be Sued for Deaths of Trio Using App During Fatal Crash

Plus: The challenges of free speech on Twitter, the case against baseball bailouts, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.5.2021 9:30 AM

dreamstime_xxl_132294150 | Denis Koltsov | Dreamstime.com

Free-Range Kids

Towns Are Banning Sledding Because Parents Sue When Kids Get Hurt

"Ensure all sledding equipment is in good condition, with no cracks or sharp edges."

Lenore Skenazy | 12.24.2020 3:21 PM

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E-cigarettes

Chuck Schumer Redux: Demands Recall of E-Cigarettes, Again…

New York's Senator Buttinsky never misses an opportunity to shut down vice as he defines it.

Nick Gillespie | 12.19.2016 10:35 AM

Policy

CPSC Still Trying to Crush Small Round Magnet Toys; Last Surviving American Seller Zen Magnets Fights Back

Brian Doherty | 7.31.2014 7:28 PM

Large image on homepages | Assemble LLC

Civil Liberties

From the Angry Makers of Forbidden Buckyballs: Liberty Balls!

It takes balls to fight against government regulatory authority

Scott Shackford | 10.9.2013 7:25 PM

Policy

Consumer Product Safety Enforcement Doesn't Usually Go After Individuals, But It Does if You Make Fun of the Government

Brian Doherty | 8.13.2013 1:35 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Rules Generic Drug Makers Can't Be Liable for Injuries

If they follow the rules of the FDA

Reason Staff | 6.24.2013 1:37 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Mulls Generic Drug Company Product Liability

Who is held responsible for injuries?

Reason Staff | 3.20.2013 2:37 PM

Policy

Family Awarded $63 Million in Motrin Lawsuit

Girl lost most of her skin in reaction to children's pain medicine

Reason Staff | 2.14.2013 3:00 PM

Politics

Dumb Laws Force Kids to Go Naked, Shut Down Small Businesses

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.26.2012 4:37 PM

Policy

Buckyballs Bites The Dust

Anthony Fisher | 11.15.2012 12:29 PM

Politics

Buckyballs vs The Consumer Products Safety Commission

Joshua Swain | 9.12.2012 12:15 PM

Politics

Are Fake Prescription Drugs Killing Us?

Nick Gillespie and Anthony Fisher | 6.11.2012 9:40 AM

Policy

The Judge Said the Case's Outcome Turned on Poor Briefing

Radley Balko | 10.26.2009 3:15 PM

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