New EU Directive Modernizes Defective Product Liability to Address New Technologies

The EU Commission has adopted Directive (EU) 2024/2853, which implements a comprehensive overhaul of the 1985 Directive 85/374/EEC on defective product liability (“New PLD”). The new framework, which complements Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (General Product Safety), seeks to modernize the European product liability regime to address the emergence of new digital technologies. The directive’s overarching aim is to enhance consumer protection and simplify access to compensation for victims of defective…
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP