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The Learned Concierge - May 2024, Vol. 8

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Reintroduced California Bill Would Subject Voluntary Carbon Offsets to the State’s False ‎Advertising Law

On February 6, 2024, the California Legislature introduced Senate Bill 1036, which would make certain actions related to voluntary carbon offsets subject to California’s False Advertising Law. Senate Bill 1036 reintroduces...more

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The State AG Report – 1.18.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Advocate for Implementation of Proposed Menthol...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

District Court Refuses to Dismiss Putative Class Action Challenging Meaning of 'Carbon Neutral' Claim

Advertisers wishing to emphasize their environmental progressiveness often assert that their products or processes are "carbon neutral." This is meant to convey that there are no net emissions of carbon associated with the...more

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Carbon Neutrality Suit Against Delta Airlines Signals the Arrival Time of “Greenwashing” Litigation

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A recent class action filed against Delta Airlines is among the first major consumer cases targeting claims of carbon neutrality. The complaint, filed in Mayanna Berrin v. Delta Airlines Inc., No. 2:23-cv-04150 (C.D. Cal.) on...more

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The Downside of ESG: The Dangers of Greenwashing

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In recent years, there has been an increasing trend for companies to claim environmental sustainability, making public commitments to lower carbon emissions and other eco-friendly measures. However, this rise in environmental...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Mitigating risks of greenwashing litigation

​​​​​​​On July 28, 2022, a group of environmental nonprofits filed a lawsuit in Washington D.C. Superior Court against a utility alleging that various marketing statements referring to natural gas as “clean,” “carbon...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Greenwashing Lawsuits Against Major Oil and Gas Companies Are Getting the Green Light to Move Forward in Litigation

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“Greenwashing” is the term for a company’s exaggerated, misleading, or unsupported claims about its environmental practices. In the oil and gas industry, allegations of greenwashing typically arise when a company known for...more

Hogan Lovells

Business integrity for consumer companies

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Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations. This can include procuring ethically sourced products, ensuring fair pay, or...more

Dechert LLP

Court Ruling Signals Potential Expansion of Civil RICO Liability to Include Automotive Suppliers in Emissions Violations Cases

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A U.S. federal district court, on February 20, 2018, declined to dismiss class plaintiffs’ civil RICO claim against GM and a major automotive supplier, where plaintiffs alleged that GM and the supplier conspired to defraud...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Class Action Quarterly Update - Fall 2016

Class action filings during the fall of 2016 continued to be dominated by Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases. As of October 1, 2016, nearly 150 cases have been filed; these filings are both daily in frequency...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2016

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Judge invalidates long-fought Delta management plan Sacramento Bee - Jun 24 - In a decision that could delay or complicate Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two huge...more

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