In Zamani v. SharkNinja, Inc., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128075, the District Court concluded that a plaintiff’s Chapter 93A “omission” claim was not well-pleaded enough to survive a motion
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A 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
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),
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Prepared by James Mattesich, Justin Prochnow, Anthony Cortez and Greg Sperla.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced on March 7, 2014 that it
Continue Reading California Proposes Enhanced Prop. 65 Warnings and Possible Online Disclosures – Dietary Supplements and Foods Specially Targeted
Consumer products companies should be aware that diisononyl phthalate (DINP), which is often used in soft plastics and vinyls, is now on the list of Proposition 65 chemicals.