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425 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2482, United States
Phone: (415) 268-7000
Fax: (415) 268-7522
Areas Of Practice
- Class Action
- Environmental Law
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- Products Liability
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On May 16, 2024, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) took an unconventional action, unilaterally issuing a recall announcement urging consumers to dispose of CHZHVAN Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide…
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/ Consumer Protection, Products Liability
While it rarely rules on questions of preemption, the Ninth Circuit took an even rarer step on July 1, 2024 when it took up the question of whether private parties can seek to enforce the provisions of California’s Sherman Law…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched a new online Business Product Safety Complaint portal through which a business can anonymously alert CPSC of competitor products in the marketplace that businesses believe…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Products Liability
In early May 2024, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) notified the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that it intended to file suit against CPSC and CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka for allegedly violating the…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Products Liability
Lithium-ion batteries are rechargeable batteries, commonly found in devices used every day, including cell phones, e-cigarettes, and laptops. Lithium-ion batteries are also found in electric vehicles, e-scooters, and other…
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/ Consumer Protection, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 23, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided Coinbase, Inc., v. Suski, No. 23-3, serving a reminder to companies with mandatory consumer-facing arbitration provisions that contractual consistency is a key to…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Late last month, San Francisco resident Kirstin Cobbs initiated a class action lawsuit against poppi after purchasing its product, poppi prebiotic soda, believing the product to be “gut healthy.” Poppi sodas are packaged in cans…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Health
Manufacturers and importers of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) must report information regarding all PFAS produced or imported since January 1, 2011, by either May 5, 2025, or November 10, 2025.
The EPA recently…
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/ Environmental Law
On January 25, 2024, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Consumer Advocacy and Protection (CAP) Act, which would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to increase the maximum civil penalty for a single…
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/ Consumer Protection
On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Senate confirmed Doug Dziak as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), filling the final Commissioner seat that has remained vacant since Commissioner Dana Baiocco’s…
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/ Consumer Protection
For decades, health-conscious consumers have argued about what it really means for a food to be “healthy.” Is dark chocolate “healthy”? How about breakfast cereal, coffee, or fruit gummies?…
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/ Health
Yesterday, the Supreme Court established a clear rule that a party litigating in federal court cannot later compel arbitration by arguing that there was no harm to the opposing party…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would limit confidentiality in cases involving allegations of defective products or environmental harms by placing restrictions on protective orders and confidentiality terms in…
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/ Environmental Law, Products Liability
A circuit split has emerged over faxes offering “free” goods, money, or services and whether they constitute an “unsolicited advertisement” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the TCPA)…
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/ Consumer Protection
In a recent win for vaccine manufacturers, a district court found that federal law preempted claims against Merck, arising out of alleged injuries from the Gardasil vaccine. Herlth v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 3:21-cv-438 (JAM),…
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/ Health, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology
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