Topics

Advertising

Plaintiffs Must Plead Facts Which Directly Contradict Allegedly False Statements to Plead ICFA Claims Based on FalsityGreenberg Traurig to Present at Natural Products Expo WestFDA Issues Rules to Help Consumers Monitor Caloric Intake

Alert

Illinois Senate Bill 328 May Impact Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort CasesTrademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesThe Illinois Supreme Court Strikes a Blow to Litigation Tourism in the State

All Natural Litigation

Greenberg Traurig to Present at Natural Products Expo WestCourt Rejects Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction Arguments in "All Natural" CaseIs 'Unscented' the New 'All Natural'?

Arbitration

Recent California Appellate Opinion Raises Issue of Concepcion's Scope

Asbestos Litigation

VA Supreme Court Adopts Take Home Asbestos Liability Exposure

Attorneys' Fees

Wary of Class Action Abuses, Seventh Circuit Slams 'Scandalous' Settlement Over Allegedly Defective WindowsCautionary Tale - Modify Business Practices and on the Hook for Catalyst FeesConsumer Class Actions Trending From Attacking 'All Natural' to 'Raw'

Awards & Recognition

GT’s Rob Herrington Honored by Century City Bar Association as 2017 Class Action Litigation Lawyer of the Year

California

California Creates Extended Producer Responsibility Program for TextilesExtended Producer Responsibility Packaging and Greenwashing Laws Expand, Targeting Plastic Reduction and Recycling ManagementState of California Passes Law Limiting Sugary Drinks Offered in Children’s Meals

Class Action Defense Strategies

Decision May Make Class Action Lawsuits More Difficult to SettleClass Action Defense Tip – Don’t Forget that UCL Claims Are EquitableGrowing Risk for Consumer Products Companies – Issue Classes

Class Action Litigation

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 20257th Circuit Lowers Removal Hurdle for Defendants That Assisted the FedsStrategies for Defending Issue Class Actions

Class Action Suits

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Strategies for Defending Issue Class ActionsStanding and the Right to Sue Under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

Class Certification

Growing Risk for Consumer Products Companies – Issue ClassesClass Actions: An Exaggerated DemiseRecent California Appellate Opinion Raises Issue of Concepcion's Scope

Consumer Fraud

Plaintiffs Must Plead Facts Which Directly Contradict Allegedly False Statements to Plead ICFA Claims Based on FalsityThe Seventh Circuit Undercuts Prominent Defenses in Data Breach Lawsuits and Class ActionsCourt Rejects Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction Arguments in "All Natural" Case

Consumer Protection

Recent Developments at the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Potential Changes and ImplicationsConsumer Product Safety Commission Proposes First Safety Requirements for Nursing PillowsTrademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice Rules

Consumer Safety

Court Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Recent Developments at the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Potential Changes and Implications

Cosmetics and Beauty

Is 'Unscented' the New 'All Natural'?

Data Protection

Understanding the Telephone Consumer Protection ActIllinois Supreme Court Holds No Showing of Actual Harm Needed to State Claim Under Biometric Information Privacy ActSeventh Circuit Revives Another Data Breach Suit -- Lewert v. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.

Environmental

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025California Creates Extended Producer Responsibility Program for Textiles

EPA

7th Circuit Lowers Removal Hurdle for Defendants That Assisted the FedsBefore Making Pandemic Response Products, Consider Environmental RegulationsProduct Stewardship and Textiles

Event

2020 Saint Louis University Consumer Product Safety Certification ProgramGreenberg Traurig’s Gene Livingston to Chair Prop 65 Clearinghouse Annual ConferenceAnthony Cortez to Participate on AHPA’s California Prop 65 Webinar

FDA

Before Making Pandemic Response Products, Consider Environmental RegulationsPFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOAFDA Announces Changes to the Nutrition Information on the Labels of Food, Beverages, and Dietary Supplements

Featured

Circuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort JurisdictionCourt Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025

Federal Trade Commission

‘Made in USA’ Claims California Removes its Elevated StandardA Blast from the Past: Price Advertising Claims Make a Comeback - As Class ActionsNegative Option/Automatic-Renewal Disclosures Scrutinized

Food & Beverage Industry

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Hard, Hazy and Maybe Healthy—With a Chance of Liability and LitigationState of California Passes Law Limiting Sugary Drinks Offered in Children’s Meals

Food Litigation

Hard, Hazy and Maybe Healthy—With a Chance of Liability and LitigationNorthern District of Illinois Employs the “Substantially Similar” Test to Decide Whether a Plaintiff Has Standing to Assert Claims for Products He Did Not PurchaseCourt Rejects Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction Arguments in "All Natural" Case

GT Alert

Circuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort JurisdictionIllinois Senate Bill 328 May Impact Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort CasesExtended Producer Responsibility Packaging and Greenwashing Laws Expand, Targeting Plastic Reduction and Recycling Management

Injunctive Relief

The Injunction Conundrum – When Can a Class Action Plaintiff Sue for Injunctive Relief?

Internet and Technology

D.C. Circuit Limits the FCC’s Rulemaking Authority Under the TCPA … and the FCC Chairman AgreesNew Class Action Threat: Is Your Company Complying With California's Automatic Renewal Laws?

Litigation

Circuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort JurisdictionCourt Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025

Manufacturing

Court Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksTrademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice RulesChina’s New Regulation on New Chemicals Aims to Make Life Easier

Motion to Dismiss

The Injunction Conundrum – When Can a Class Action Plaintiff Sue for Injunctive Relief?Court Rejects Preemption and Primary Jurisdiction Arguments in "All Natural" CaseFormer Lance Armstrong Endorsement of Supplement Company FRS Doesn't Support False Advertising Class Action, Court Rules

OSHA

OSHA Is Raising Its Maximum Penalty Amounts, Again!OSHA Significantly Reduces Exposure Limits to Beryllium and its Compounds

Personal Care Products

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Is 'Unscented' the New 'All Natural'?

Product Safety

Court Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 20255 Trends to Watch: 2024 Products Liability & Mass Torts

Prop 65

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Greenberg Traurig’s Gene Livingston to Chair Prop 65 Clearinghouse Annual ConferenceProp 65 Ruling Based on Old Science

Recognitions

Greenberg Traurig in Top 10 of ‘Product Liability Law360 100’ List

Retail

Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025California Creates Extended Producer Responsibility Program for TextilesTransparency in Supply Chains Acts in the United Kingdom and California

Supplements

Former Lance Armstrong Endorsement of Supplement Company FRS Doesn't Support False Advertising Class Action, Court RulesFTC Targeting Weight Loss Claims

Supply Chain

Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging and Greenwashing Laws Expand, Targeting Plastic Reduction and Recycling Management7th Circuit Lowers Removal Hurdle for Defendants That Assisted the FedsTransparency in Supply Chains Acts in the United Kingdom and California

Technology

5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Products Liability & Mass TortsUnderstanding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act