Advertisers took home a win on one of the latest consumer class actions to make you scratch you head and ask “REALly?” On August 4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a putative class...more
On July 2, 2021, the US Supreme Court granted the Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed in Pivotal Software, to address one of the many questions stemming from the Court’s decision in Cyan, which permitted state courts to...more
CBD continues to flourish in the markets despite lack of federal regulations, and we’ve identified some significant events that indicate there’s no sign it’s stopping. ...more
3/12/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Class Action ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Direct to Consumer Sales ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health and Safety ,
Hemp ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Marketing ,
Medical Foods ,
Misleading Statements ,
Pain Management ,
Plant Based Products ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Statutory Violations ,
Stays ,
Title III
As 2019 is underway and the government is back up and running (at least for now), we have summarized for you key developments from 2018 and projections for 2019 on issues that we have been monitoring closely in the cosmetics...more
2/6/2019
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Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) ,
Cosmetics ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Hemp ,
Influencers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Natural Products ,
Organic ,
Patent Infringement ,
Personal Care Products ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Social Media
Seyfarth Synopsis: One court upholds protection of Dodd-Frank limiting the President’s removal authority, while another court stifles a challenge against Mulvaney serving as acting Director of CFPB....more
2/7/2018
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Administrative Appointments ,
Article III ,
Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Independent Directors ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Popular ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration