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With state courts split over Amazon's legal responsibility for the safety of consumer products sold by third parties on its online marketplace pursuant to state products liability laws...

Over the past several years, the number of consumer class actions involving product labels has significantly increased. The claims, primarily targeting food and clothing manufacturers...

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space.

On March 21, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court's decision to grant class certification to California and Texas consumers claiming that Electrolux washing machines have a design defect...

Please join us on December 5th at 2:00 PM CET for an in-depth discussion led by industry authorities and legal professionals as they demystify the complexities of the new Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and its impact on the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

Companies doing business in California must now complete a comprehensive "survey" if selling particular products to consumers within the state.

It's Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we've been monitoring.

On December 13, 2023, Variety reported that Luke Combs stated he was "sick to [his] stomach" to learn he won a $250K judgment in Illinois federal court against a Florida woman who earned $380...

There are more bad fraudulent joinder decisions than good ones out there, and we typically do not like publicizing the other side's wins.

According to OEHHA, these new regulations would further the "right-to-know" purposes of the statute and provide more specificity for the content of safe harbor warnings for a variety of specific kinds of exposures.

On January 18, 2011, the California Air Resources Board ("ARB") announced two settlements totaling $460,256 for violations of the State’s Consumer Product volatile organic compound ("VOC") regulations

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control took an important step in implementing its Safer Consumer Products program.

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control issued its Initial Proposed Priority Products list under the Safer Consumer Products Program.

Greenwashing claims continue to expand, with an active plaintiff bar issuing demand letters and filing suits on subjects such as biodegradability, PFAS, heavy metals, and recycling.

Corporate defendants might want to think twice before making a general appearance in new cases filed in states other than the states of incorporation.

On Friday, October 12, 2018, California's Second Appellate District Court stayed the trial that was set to begin on Monday, October 15, 2018, in Los Angeles Superior Court.

On Oct. 7, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act (CFSA) into law, making California the first state to ban the manufacture, sale, distribution or delivery of food...