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Consumer product manufacturers will be able to post warranties online rather than include printed warranty terms on slips of paper on or within product packaging...

The FCC issued a Public Notice on November 19, 2013, seeking comments on a petition for expedited declaratory ruling that had been filed by the Professional Association for Customer Engagement ("PACE").

A federal court has temporarily blocked California's SB 343, a law restricting recyclability claims on product packaging, finding it likely violates constitutional protections for commercial speech. The ruling raises questions about how states can regulate environmental marketing claims and whether disclosure-based approaches might be more constitutionally sound than outright prohibitions.

Companies that make "all natural" claims for their products may come under FTC scrutiny and enforcement.

The FTC recently closed an investigation into whether Verizon engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices by failing to ensure that routers it shipped to customers, in connection with its DSL and FiOS services, had proper encryption security.

Cross-border data transfers have become increasingly complex over the years as different countries and regions enforce privacy laws and practices that vary from those in the United States.

The FTC has filed a complaint and secured a temporary injunction against five companies and their owners, alleging use of deceptive practices...

AdoreMe, Inc., was born in 2010 when a former McKinsey & Company consultant sought to address the lack of lingerie lines that were affordable without being cheaply made.

Consumers have filed a lawsuit against Hisense USA alleging false advertising of QLED televisions, claiming the products either lack quantum dot technology or contain negligible amounts that don't deliver advertised benefits. The court allowed the case to proceed, finding the plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence at this early stage to support their claims that the televisions may not contain meaningful QLED technology despite marketing representations.

A federal court allowed a false advertising lawsuit against Hisense USA to proceed, where consumers allege the company misled buyers about quantum dot technology in its QLED televisions. The case raises critical questions about how brands should advertise emerging technologies, the importance of clear terminology, and whether advertised features provide material benefits to consumers.

Earlier this year, we began a series of blog entries to update our readers on legislative efforts on Capitol Hill that affect stakeholders within the product safety arena.

We blog frequently about new regulatory developments coming from CPSC or FDA and about enforcement actions brought by those federal agencies as well as state counterparts and private plaintiffs.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack characterizes regulation by USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to be released on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, as "aggressive" and noted that if the rules are implemented, they would constitute the most dramatic change to the regulation of the livestock marketplace since the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) was enacted in 1921.

As a matter of background, the Florida legislature amended FDUTPA in 2001 by changing the definition of who could bring a FDUTPA action from a "consumer" to a "person."

When Force Factor Brands claimed its Total Beets line was "America's #1 Best-Selling Beets Brand," a competitor challenged the assertion, arguing that revenue-based sales figures told a different story. The National Advertising Division was tasked with determining the proper metric for substantiating "best selling" claims in the dietary supplement market.

Judge Jed S. Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.) recently made headlines after urging lawyers to draft and advocate for a more straightforward insider trading statute to replace judicially-created insider trading law.

A number of companies have been sued by the FTC in recent years, alleging, for example, that the company made claims regarding the product or service without adequate substantiation.

Every week, courts around the United States issue decisions addressing aspects of civil UDAAP claims.