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July 20, 2021 - False Advertising, Announcements & Press, Food Misbranding, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Class Action, Retail
Morrison & Foerster Achieves Top Ranking in Advertising and Marketing Litigation
Legal 500 US 2021 recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top firm in Advertising and Marketing Litigation. See what our clients and peers are saying about MoFo’s Class Actions + Mass Torts Group.
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July 16, 2021 - False Advertising, FDA, Food Misbranding, Consumer Products
Manuka Honey and Waterslides
By: James R. Sigel
This week, we take a look at a decision addressing what a “reasonable” consumer will know in purchasing a product (and distinguishing the Seventh Circuit in the process), and at another assessing the legality of Washington’s pandemic-related shutdown of a waterpark. MOORE v. TRADER
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July 09, 2021 - ADA, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Consumer Products, Class Action, Retail
A Return to Normalcy? Check Your Local Rules – An Update on Mask Litigation and Guidelines
By: Michael G. Ahern
Nine months ago, we discussed several issues that had been raised by COVID-19 face mask-related litigation.[1] Soon after, COVID-19 infection rates spiked to unprecedented levels. But with the emergency use authorization of three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, the state of the pandemic has
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July 09, 2021 - Environmental Law, Announcements & Press, Drug & Medical Device, Product Liability, MDL, Trials, Consumer Products, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Class Action, Retail, Mass Torts
Morrison & Foerster Is Recognized As Tier 1 Firm in Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Action for Consumer Products
Legal 500 US 2021 has named Erin Bosman, David Fioccola, Jessica Grant, Julie Park, James Schurz, William Tarantino, and Claudia Vetesi among their top product liability and class action practitioners nationwide. The publication also recognized Morrison & Foerster as a top Tier 1 Firm
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April 05, 2021 - Privacy, Appellate & Supreme Court, TCPA, Consumer Products, Class Action, Retail, Mass Torts
Much-Anticipated Supreme Court Ruling Limits the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer
By: Tiffany Cheung, Julie O'Neill and Michael Burshteyn
The Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated ruling in Facebook v. Duguid , impacting many pending TCPA cases nationwide and providing guidance to the many businesses that engage in calling and texting campaigns. The TCPA generally requires an individual’s prior consent to use an
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March 03, 2021 - Product Liability, Consumer Products, CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Enforcement To Heat Up Under Biden Administration
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
More aggressive enforcement actions and increased regulatory activities under the Biden Administration are here. In President Biden’s first weeks, he is making good on his promise to reverse course from the previous administration’s product safety agenda. So far, we witnessed rare civil penalties against
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January 07, 2021 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), Autonomous Vehicles & Robotics, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), Product Liability, MDL, Consumer Products, Class Action, Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), CPSC
How 2020 Changed Product Liability — And What's Next
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Alexandra Preece Barlow and Erin P. Lupfer
Erin Bosman, Julie Park, and Alexandra Preece authored an article for Law360 discussing how product liability regulation and litigation changed in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as upcoming trends. “In a year dominated by the pandemic and political
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December 04, 2020 - Privacy, Consumer Products, Class Action
5 Tips For In-House Counsel Anticipating Cyber Class Actions
By: Nancy R. Thomas
David McDowell and Nancy Thomas authored an article for Law360 where they share five things in-house counsel can do when facing data breach class actions. First on the list is creating a strong foundation. “Depending on the nature and scope of the breach, companies
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October 09, 2020 - TCPA, Consumer Products, Arbitration, Class Action
Does a Consumer Arbitration Agreement Apply to a Company’s Future Affiliates? The Ninth and Fourth Circuits Disagree
If a company enters an arbitration agreement with a consumer, can its future affiliate companies enforce the arbitration agreement even though the affiliate relationship did not exist at the time the consumer signed the agreement? The Ninth Circuit recently answered “no” in Revitch v.
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September 21, 2020 - Product Liability, Trials, Consumer Products, CPSC
Court Finds No Private Right of Action Under Consumer Product Safety Act for Alleged Violation of Voluntary Standard
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Erin P. Lupfer
The Eastern District of Tennessee recently ruled that there is no private right of action under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) for an alleged violation of a voluntary product safety standard.[1] The ruling narrows the claims in a pending lawsuit about hoverboards and
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Topic Archives: Consumer Products

Morrison & Foerster Achieves Top Ranking in Advertising and Marketing Litigation

Manuka Honey and Waterslides

By: James R. Sigel

A Return to Normalcy? Check Your Local Rules – An Update on Mask Litigation and Guidelines

By: Michael G. Ahern

Morrison & Foerster Is Recognized As Tier 1 Firm in Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Class Action for Consumer Products

Much-Anticipated Supreme Court Ruling Limits the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer

By: Tiffany Cheung, Julie O'Neill and Michael Burshteyn

Consumer Product Safety Enforcement To Heat Up Under Biden Administration

By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park

How 2020 Changed Product Liability — And What's Next

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park, Alexandra Preece Barlow and Erin P. Lupfer

5 Tips For In-House Counsel Anticipating Cyber Class Actions

By: Nancy R. Thomas

Does a Consumer Arbitration Agreement Apply to a Company’s Future Affiliates? The Ninth and Fourth Circuits Disagree

Court Finds No Private Right of Action Under Consumer Product Safety Act for Alleged Violation of Voluntary Standard

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Erin P. Lupfer