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Advertising

FDA and FTC Warn Companies for Unauthorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ClaimsPlaintiffs Must Plead Facts Which Directly Contradict Allegedly False Statements to Plead ICFA Claims Based on FalsityGreenberg Traurig to Present at Natural Products Expo West

Alert

Expert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case DevelopmentsIllinois Senate Bill 328 May Impact Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort CasesTrademark Owner Liable to Consumer for Product Defect, European Court of Justice Rules

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

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsRecent Developments at the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Potential Changes and ImplicationsConsumer Product Safety Commission Proposes First Safety Requirements for Nursing Pillows

Consumer Safety

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsCourt Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025

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

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsConsumer 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 RegulationsFDA and FTC Warn Companies for Unauthorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ClaimsPFAS Update: EPA Begins Process of Developing Drinking Water Limits for PFOS and PFOA

Featured

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsExpert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case DevelopmentsCircuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort Jurisdiction

Federal Trade Commission

FDA and FTC Warn Companies for Unauthorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Claims‘Made in USA’ Claims California Removes its Elevated StandardA Blast from the Past: Price Advertising Claims Make a Comeback - As Class Actions

Food & Beverage Industry

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Hard, Hazy and Maybe Healthy—With a Chance of Liability and Litigation

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

Expert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case DevelopmentsCircuit 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 Cases

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

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsExpert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case DevelopmentsCircuit Court Rejects Illinois Lawmakers’ Challenge to Senate Bill 328’s Expansion of Toxic-Tort Jurisdiction

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

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsCourt Dismisses Massachusetts Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through HyperlinksConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025

Prop 65

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025Greenberg Traurig’s Gene Livingston to Chair Prop 65 Clearinghouse Annual Conference

Recognitions

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

Retail

2025 California Proposition 65 TrendsConsumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025California Creates Extended Producer Responsibility Program for Textiles

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

Expert Testimony in the Age of Generative AI: Recent Case Developments5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Products Liability & Mass TortsUnderstanding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act