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Liability Damages European Union

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French Class action reform: key changes introduced by the law of April 30, 2025

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Until this date, five different class actions regimes applied to consumer protection, antitrust, public health, discrimination, data protection, and environmental law. Each of these regimes had its own specificities...more

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A German Court Goes Green? Recent Developments in German Climate Litigation

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The Higher Regional Court Hamm dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s claim against a large international energy group for damages related to climate change but acknowledged in an obiter dictum that such claims may be legally possible...more

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Ten Things to Know About the European Union’s New Product Liability Directive

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...more

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European Commission proposes AI Liability Directive and modernised Product Liability Directive

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On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published two proposals aimed at modernising product liability rules in the digital age. The proposal is the first specifically designed to address compensation for damage caused...more

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