The Battle Over CFPB Leadership Continues -
Although the first round in the battle over leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went to President Donald Trump’s pick for the position, the fight continues,...more
Part 1: Megatrends Reinventing How Patients Think -
Editor’s Note: In a recent webinar for PharmaVOICE, Manatt Health revealed the megatrends reinventing the life sciences industry—and how they relate to new thinking by...more
SPECIAL FOCUS: California Proposes Emergency Prop 65 Regulation for Products Containing BPA -
Why it matters: BPA remains prevalent in the packaging of food and beverage items sold by retailers throughout California....more
5/9/2016
/ Background Checks ,
BPA ,
Disparagement ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Overstock.com ,
Popular ,
Proposition 65 ,
Social Networks
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
On Wednesday, March 9, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed to amend New York State's Brownfields law's implementing regulations to enable more properties to qualify for BCP tangible...more
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
Federal and state hazardous waste handling and disposal requirements, which were established to address issues related to industrial waste generators and disposal facilities, are often a complicated and awkward fit for retail...more
8/26/2015
/ Audits ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Environmental Conservation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Inspections ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC") has issued a new Environmental Audit Incentive Policy (Commissioner Policy No. 59) that is intended to encourage regulated entities to audit their practices...more