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

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

In announcing the updated dietary guidelines, the agencies stated their intention to help Americans make informed choices about healthy eating...

In April 2012, the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System ("FAPIIS") database, with the exception of contractor past performance reviews, became available for public review.

The threat of a suspension or debarment by a federal procurement agency has long been a federal contractor's worst nightmare because of the risk of exclusion from the federal marketplace, reputational damage and other potential adverse consequences.

The U.S. Patent Office (PTO) just announced a pilot program that will advance "green tech" patent applications out of turn for early examination. The program allows patent applicants to petition the PTO to "make special" a green tech patent application.

The Perpetual Motion podcast visits the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition and talks with several of the 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes.

On November 2, Senator Thom Tillis—the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property—sent a letter to acting PTO...

In our last update on this issue, we advised you of the tough stance the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") has taken against incorrect "statements of use" in trademark applications and registrations.

The holiday season puts brands on full display—storefronts glow, packaging pops, and signature sounds and scents fill the air.

A developer established a probability of prevailing on its claims for malicious prosecution where the evidence showed that the neighboring owner lacked probable cause for pursuing CEQA litigation and acted with malice.

On November 9, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider the enforceability of a class action waiver clause in agreements between American Express and merchants that accepted its cards.

A Supreme Court decision long-awaited by the class action bar and businesses was a surprise non-event last Thursday when, seven months after hearing oral arguments in First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards, the Supreme Court issued an order dismissing the writ of certiorari in the case as improvidently granted.

On October 11, 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that it claims will end deceptive "junk fees." The FTC defines junk fees as "bait-and-switch pricing tactics...

On December 18, 2010, President Obama signed the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. Effective immediately, the act changes the definition of the word "creditor" in the FTC Red Flags Rule to exclude most professionals that take payment after rendering services.

This past summer, we reported on the July 2021 vote by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to approve the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (UPDPA)...

The Court of Appeal held that before issuing a CEQA Class 32 exemption, the City of Los Angeles was required to assess whether the project was consistent...

Congress included in the appropriations bill of November 12, 2025, an extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015), 6 U.S.C. §§ 1501–10, through January 30, 2026.

On May 24, 2012, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced legislation into the U.S. Senate that would make the EB-5 Regional Center Program permanent.

In a move with implications for all retailers that sell products under their own brand names in the State of Washington, Division 1 of Washington’s Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an interlocutory appeal in Monika Johnson v. Recreational Equipment, Inc., Case No. 65463-2-1.