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March 21, 2024 - Consumer Products, CPSC, Product Liability
CPSC at ICPHSO: E-Commerce Platforms and Product Safety Responsibilities
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
This third installment of our series (see part 1 and part 2 ) highlights regulators and other stakeholders’ growing focus on e-commerce platforms’ role in protecting consumers from unsafe products, as the percentage of online consumer product sales continues to increase. In addition to
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March 20, 2024 - Consumer Products, CPSC, Product Liability
CPSC at ICPHSO: Office of Compliance Activity
By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson
This second installment of our series highlights CPSC’s Office of Compliance Activity and continued aggressive enforcement efforts. Multiple presenters emphasized CPSC’s continued aggressive enforcement. Commenters frequently repeated the statistic that CPSC obtained over $52 million in civil penalties in its fiscal year 2023. Further,
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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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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 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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April 03, 2023 - Class Action, Consumer Products, Privacy, Retail
Applying BIPA’s Health Care Exemption to Virtual Try-On Technologies in Light of Dior Dismissal
By: Melissa M. Crespo and Morgan O'Neill Mitruka
A recent putative class action case against luxury brand Christian Dior sheds light on the health care exemption in the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). In Delma Warmack-Stillwell v. Christian Dior Inc ., the plaintiff alleged Dior’s virtual try-on feature for sunglasses violated BIPA’s
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Topic Archives: Consumer Products

CPSC at ICPHSO: E-Commerce Platforms and Product Safety Responsibilities

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson

CPSC at ICPHSO: Office of Compliance Activity

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson

CPSC at ICPHSO: 2024 Enforcement Priorities

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson

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

Proposed Bill Seeks to Remove Cap on Civil Penalties Issued by CPSC

By: Erin M. Bosman, Julie Y. Park and Matt Robinson

5 Most Notable Class Action Standing Cases Of 2023

By: Erin M. Bosman, Penelope A. Preovolos and Brittany Scheinok

CPSC Imposes New Requirements for Button Cell and Coin Batteries Pursuant to Reese’s Law

By: Julie Y. Park, Matt Robinson and Cedar Hobbs

Golden State Crackdown—Unpacking California's Landmark Food Safety Act

By: Claudia M. Vetesi, Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc, Lena Gankin and Marcus Grimes

Right to Repair Laws: Coming Soon to a State Near You

By: Julie Y. Park

Applying BIPA’s Health Care Exemption to Virtual Try-On Technologies in Light of Dior Dismissal

By: Melissa M. Crespo and Morgan O'Neill Mitruka