Regulatory Whack-a-Mole: A Renewed Focus on Non-Hazardous Waste Recycling -
Why it matters -
In part due to a string of high-profile enforcements in multiple states, retailers by and large have evaluated the need to...more
3/18/2016
/ COLA ,
Comparative Advertising ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Kohls ,
Lyft ,
Made in the USA ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Opt-Outs ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Recycling ,
Retailers ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages ,
TTB ,
Waste Disposal
Be Still, My Heart: New Suit Says Fitbits Fail to Track Heartbeats as Promised -
Why it matters -
Fitbit has been hit with another consumer class action asserting false advertising claims, this time alleging that...more
2/12/2016
/ Bad Faith ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
False Advertising ,
Fitbit ,
Food Labeling ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Misrepresentation ,
NAD ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Organic ,
Paid Leave ,
Preemption ,
Putative Class Actions ,
TCPA ,
Termination ,
Third-Party ,
Uber
Eye on the Courts: IP Cases for Retailers to Note -
Why it matters -
Retail companies have closely monitored a series of cases from the U.S. Supreme Court on down, which have focused on IP matters covering induced...more
1/23/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Copyright ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
NLRB ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patents ,
Retail Market ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
In this month's highlights, a federal court rules that insurance coverage was triggered for the defense of garment hang tag "advertisements" in a trademark/copyright and unfair competition lawsuit…the California Supreme Court...more
12/15/2015
/ Advertising Substantiation ,
Amazon ,
Apple ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Duty to Defend ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NARB ,
NLRB ,
Nordstrom Inc. ,
Popular ,
Search & Seizure ,
Social Media ,
Termination ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Wage and Hour
California Updates Data Security Laws -
Why it matters:
The first state to enact data breach notification legislation, California has now updated Civil Code Section 1798.82 with three new bills signed into law by...more
11/17/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Class Action ,
Comparative Advertising ,
Credit Card Surcharges ,
Data Security ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NAD ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Nordstrom Inc. ,
On-Call Employees ,
Sex Discrimination ,
USERRA ,
Volkswagen
We are pleased to share with you the first issue of Manatt's Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup. The newsletter will be published on a monthly basis and will survey topics of critical importance to the retail,...more
11/5/2015
/ Advertising ,
Anti-Pay Secrecy ,
Barnes and Noble ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Certifications ,
Child Pornography ,
Chilling Effect ,
Class Action ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Country of Origin ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Green Guides ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investigations ,
Jared Fogle ,
Job Promotions ,
Judicial Review ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Made in the USA ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Michael Jordan ,
NAD ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
Pre-Suit Investigation ,
Preemption ,
Product Labels ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Puffery ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Right of Publicity ,
Seal ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Substantially Similar ,
Subway ,
Superiority Claims ,
Title VII ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warning Letters ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum