This edition of Greenberg Traurig’s Consumer Compass highlights the pivotal shifts and emerging trends impacting the consumer products industry. Inside, we provide timely legal updates, strategic insights, and essential developments—curated
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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
Continue Reading Court Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through Hyperlinks
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
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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.