EU Product Liability Directive Could Spell Trouble For Non-EU Pharma Firms

 
• By Eliza Slawther

The EU’s new Product Liability Directive will make it easier for European consumers to seek compensation relating to defective products even if manufacturers are based outside the bloc. Legal experts caution that this could have substantial implications for pharmaceutical companies.

Drug companies based outside of the EU could be sued by citizens if their medicines are found to be defective under the PLD. (Shutterstock)

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