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Insights on Legal Issues Facing the Consumer Products Industry
September is Baby Safety Month, and this GT Alert highlights the most recent development in baby safety – the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s Aug. 23 notice of proposed…
Continue Reading Consumer Product Safety Commission Proposes First Safety Requirements for Nursing PillowsA case that originated in Finland concerned liability for a defective product and the concept of “producer” under EU trademark law. A coffee machine (the Philips Saeco Xsmall HD8743/11) manufactured…
Continue Reading Trademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice Rules…
Continue Reading 7th Circuit Lowers Removal Hurdle for Defendants That Assisted the Feds
On April 29, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) promulgated the Measures on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12) (link in Chinese),…
Continue Reading China’s New Regulation on New Chemicals Aims to Make Life Easier
Historically, plaintiffs seeking monetary damages and wishing to pursue their case as a class action have sought certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), but this has become increasingly…
Continue Reading Strategies for Defending Issue Class Actions
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a decisive blow on June 4, 2020, to destination plaintiffs seeking to forum-shop in Illinois. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s lead, the Illinois top court…
Continue Reading The Illinois Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Litigation Tourism in the State
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Frank Citera will serve as a member of the case study evaluation panel for the 2020 Saint Louis University Consumer Product Safety Certification Program.
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Continue Reading 2020 Saint Louis University Consumer Product Safety Certification Program
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, codified as 47 U.S.C § 227 (TCPA), and its implementing regulations (to the extent applicable) have caused confusion since their enactment.1 At times,…
Continue Reading Understanding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Yesterday, March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a memorandum titled COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program. This guidance comes at a time…
Continue Reading Before Making Pandemic Response Products, Consider Environmental Regulations