Class actions risk in the consumer products sector

The number of class actions being filed in Europe is showing a relentless upward trend with a 120% growth between 2018 and 2020. Drivers behind this growth include new procedural devices, increasingly aggressive claimant law firms and highly active litigation funders.

The consumer products sector has long been a  target of class actions, particularly for product lability claims. We see that changes to EU and UK law mean the risk is starkly increasing; new threats include data protection and competition class actions, and ESG claims and supply chain risks are also key.  

To help you tackle this new and multijurisdictional risk, CMS Dispute Resolution and Consumer Products Sector experts will provide an insight into:

• The areas of risks for companies in the consumer products sector
• The procedures, including the opt-outs, and their differences across key EU jurisdictions
• Guidance on steps to avoid claims arising
• Defence against class actions and non-proliferation strategies.

This webinar is based on the CMS European Class Actions Report 2021, a major study of collective proceedings filed in Europe over the past five years, and on the experience of leading consumer products sector experts.