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On November 15, 2023, the Attorney General of New York filed suit against PepsiCo, Inc., seeking to hold the soft drink and snack food manufacturer liable for plastic waste on the shores...

California’s toxics agency has released a draft work plan identifying seven consumer product categories that may be the focus of the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative.

On May 25th, Massachusetts filed suit against a number of companies alleged to have manufactured PFAS and/or aqueous film-forming foam.

California's First District Court of Appeal issued a unanimous and potentially far-reaching and precedent-setting decision on March 17, 2015, siding with businesses in our defeat of a lawsuit...

We've thought a lot about the various secondary entities that plaintiffs sometimes sue in prescription medical product liability litigation – such as sales reps, physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, distributors, and a number of others.

I've posted a lot about ultra-processed foods (UPF) because there is a plethora of articles in the popular literature about the ostensible health risks of UPF consumption.

As reported in the Citizen Times, North Carolina's nicotine vaping product registry became fully active on July 1, 2025.

We've written several times (here, for example) about the BAAA, 21 U.S.C. section 1604 et seq., and how it issues a get-out-of-litigation-free card to suppliers of raw materials and components.

Recent food recalls involved undeclared ingredients, potential microbial contamination, and foreign matter contamination, among others.

Drug manufacturers continue to receive warning letters for CGMP violations, as well as misbranded or unapproved drugs.

Pharmacies operating legitimate internet portals are encouraged to review these provisions with their legal counsel in order to ensure continuing compliance with the law.

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") approved a final consent order settling deceptive advertising charges against A&O Enterprises, Inc.,

The guidance, which is effective immediately, provides examples on how to use such claims and information regarding the labeling approval procedure.

On November 23, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc., of Canada, announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including nearly 150,000 cribs with a Fisher-Price logo. Approximately 1.2 million of the recalled cribs were distributed in the United States.

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion concerning products liability. Merck & Co. v. Garza, 2011 Tex. LEXIS 638 (Tex. 2011) stemmed from litigation involving the diet drug Vioxx.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has launched a new Mass Torts offering, within its Disputes and Investigations practice, dedicated to helping litigants,...

On September 29, 2011, in Bailey v. Wyeth, et al., a New Jersey appellate court affirmed summary judgment in favor of two Pfizer subsidiaries and Wyeth, Inc., dismissing claims for violations of New Jersey's Product Liability Act (PLA).

On April 3, 2008, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the "sophisticated user" defense applies in California to both negligence and strict liability causes of action. Under the sophisticated user defense, "[a] manufacturer is not liable to a sophisticated user of its product for failure to warn of a risk, harm, or danger, if the sophisticated user knew or should have known of that risk, harm, or danger."