Consumer Protection, Products Liability, Communications & Media Law

FDA Shines a Light on Tanning Bed Safety, Proposes Device Reclassification and Warnings to Users Under 18

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/9/2013

After issuing a public warning regarding the dangers of tanning nearly three years ago, this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a proposed order to reclassify sunlamp devices and require labeling...more

European Commission Plans to Change Consumer Product Safety Rules

by Alistair Maughan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/26/2013

The European Commission plans to introduce new rules to improve the safety regime applicable to non-food consumer products distributed in the EU. The Commission has put forward a new package of measures to provide more...more

FDA Energy Drink Regulation in the News: Health Experts Push for Regulatory Changes and Monster Moves to Market as a Beverage...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/9/2013

On March 19, 2013, a group of doctors, researchers, and public health experts sent a joint letter to the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) urging the FDA to make changes to the regulation of energy...more

Generic Drug Law Update -- November 2012: An Agency "Warning Letter" Does Not a Lawsuit Make: Sometimes a "Warning Letter" Is...

by Carol Brophy | Sedgwick LLP on 11/14/2012

The number of consumer class action complaints brought against product manufacturers under state consumer protection and/or false advertising law statutes continues to rise. This increase can be traced in part to some...more

Lawsuits: Risperdal Schizophrenia Drug Makes Boys Grow Breasts

by Lawyers.com on 10/2/2012

The manufacturer of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal owes hundreds of millions of dollars to various states for improperly marketing the drug and encouraging doctors to prescribe it for ailments it was not approved for. The...more

BPA: Emotions Trump Science at Every Turn

by LEVICK on 7/13/2012

Bisphenol A (BPA) is back in the news. This time, it’s the General Mills brand Progresso coming under fire for using the chemical as an acid-resistant sealant in the lining of its metal soup cans. Despite a mountain of...more

Complying With Brazil's Consumer Protecting Code

by Michael Diaz Jr. - Diaz Reus International... on 1/31/2012

Brazil, as the seventh largest economy in the world, and the fifth largest nation in terms of land mass, continues to present great market opportunities to foreign investors. Product or service suppliers can enjoy great...more

The Ninth Circuit Applies the Brakes to Runaway Nationwide Class Actions

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/27/2012

In the recently published decision Mazza v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc., No. 09-55376 (9th Cir. 1-12-12), the Ninth Circuit reversed the certification of a nationwide class composed of consumers seeking relief under...more

A Quick Analysis of Kwikset: Labels Might Matter, But No Reset to Proposition 64

by Sedgwick LLP on 2/24/2011

On January 27, 2011, the California Supreme Court held in Kwikset Corp. v. Superior Court, Case No. S171845, that plaintiffs have standing under California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and False Advertising Law (FAL) if...more

Too Loko? Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages Comes into Question: FDA Issues Warning Letters to Manufacturers of Popular...

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/1/2011

On November 18, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Warning Letters to Phusion Projects, LLC (Phusion), United Brands Company, Inc. (United), Charge Beverages Corporation (Charge), and New Century Brewing...more

FDA issues Warning Letter to makers of "Viagra Coffee"

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 12/3/2010

Latest step in FDA's decade-long crackdown on so-called "dietary supplements" designed and marketed to treat erectile dysfunction and enhance sexual performance This article was originally published in the Westlaw Journal...more

California Considers Requiring Disclosure of Consumer Product Ingredients on the Internet

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/24/2010

California’s legislature is considering new legislation that would ban the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain consumer products sold in California unless manufacturers publish a comprehensive list of ingredients on...more

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