On March 26, 2026, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a significant and precedent-setting judgment, LF v Sanofi Pasteur SA, reshaping the liability landscape for defective products in the pharmaceutical sector.
Although the case concerned a medicinal product (a vaccine), the Court’s reasoning extends in practice to medical device manufacturers, even
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