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March 19, 2024 - Consumer Products, CPSC, Product Liability
CPSC at ICPHSO: 2024 Enforcement Priorities
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was well represented at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s annual symposium in Orlando, which took place in February. Agency representatives provided a number of insights to consumer product safety stakeholders. This week, we will be
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March 14, 2024 - CPSC
Senate Confirms Doug Dziak as Fifth CPSC Commissioner
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Senate confirmed Doug Dziak as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), filling the final Commissioner seat that has remained vacant since Commissioner Dana Baiocco’s resignation on October 5, 2022. Even with this confirmation of Commissioner
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February 27, 2024 - Environmental Law
Plaintiff Survives Motion to Dismiss in evian Water Bottle “Carbon Neutral” Suit
By: Krista S. deBoer, William F. Tarantino and Cedar Hobbs
Dorris v. Danone Waters of America is one of a growing number of lawsuits filed against companies for making claims regarding their carbon footprint. While similar cases have been winding through the courts, Dorris is the first case in which a federal judge has
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February 21, 2024 - Consumer Products, False Advertising
Testing Plaintiff’s Test Results: What Specificity Is Required at the Pleading Stage in False Advertising Cases?
By: Claudia M. Vetesi, Lena Gankin and Mamie Tabet
A recent case in the Northern District of California addresses the use of testing in a false advertising case at the pleading stage, and how specific plaintiffs must be when discussing test results in a complaint. In Mack v. Edgewell Personal Care Company ,
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February 14, 2024 - Consumer Products, CPSC
Proposed Bill Seeks to Remove Cap on Civil Penalties Issued by CPSC
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
On January 25, 2024, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Consumer Advocacy and Protection (CAP) Act, which would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to increase the maximum civil penalty for a single violation of the CPSA from $100,000 to $250,000 and remove
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January 03, 2024 - Class Action, Appellate & Supreme Court, Consumer Products
5 Most Notable Class Action Standing Cases Of 2023
By: Erin M. Bosman, Penelope A. Preovolos and Brittany Scheinok
Erin Bosman, Penelope Preovolos and Brittany Scheinok published an article in Law360 highlighting key class action decisions from 2023 that continued the trend of a more demanding approach to the threshold issue of standing following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2021 decision in TransUnion LLC
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December 12, 2023 - Privacy, Autonomous Vehicles & Robotics, Environmental Law, Internet of Things
Privacy + Data Security Predictions for 2024
By: Miriam H. Wugmeister, Alex van der Wolk, Linda K. Clark, Annabel Gillham, Haimavathi V. Marlier, Paul D. McKenzie, Nathaniel R. Mendell, Gordon A. Milner, Alja Poler De Zwart, Chuan Sun, Yukihiro Terazawa, Hanno Timner, Lokke Moerel, Mary Race, Marijn Storm, Dan Alam, Jasmine Arooni, Tingting Gao, Marta Hovanesian, Elisabeth Hutchinson, Michelle Si-Ting Luo and Mercedes Samavi
The Morrison Foerster Privacy + Data Security team is unmatched in its ability to provide creative and practical advice concerning all stages of the information life cycle, from counseling on compliance with complex privacy laws, to resolving breach situations, to litigating privacy and data security
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December 08, 2023 - Consumer Products, CPSC, Product Liability
CPSC Imposes New Requirements for Button Cell and Coin Batteries Pursuant to Reese’s Law
By: Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Cedar Hobbs
Button cell and coin battery manufacturers and importers need to know about new requirements that come into effect next year. On September 21, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), pursuant to its authority under Reese’s Law, published two rules imposing additional requirements for
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October 25, 2023 - FDA, Consumer Products
Golden State Crackdown—Unpacking California's Landmark Food Safety Act
By: Claudia M. Vetesi, Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc, Lena Gankin and Marcus Grimes
This month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Food Safety Act—a bill targeted at enhancing food safety within California. The law bans the manufacture, sale, and distribution of four food additives used in over 12,000 different food products: brominated vegetable oil,
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August 25, 2023 - Consumer Products, FTC, Product Liability
Right to Repair Laws: Coming Soon to a State Near You
By: Julie Y. Park
Consumer products businesses should know that “right to repair” laws are here to stay. Frustrated with restrictions on repairing consumer electronics, advocacy organizations spearheaded a grassroots “right to repair” movement that is gaining traction. Publicly endorsed by the White House and the Federal Trade
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