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Class Action Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Can a Voluntary Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Short-Circuit Costly Class Action Litigation?

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Manufacturers should add “possible class action defense” to the list of considerations when evaluating whether to conduct a voluntary recall of a consumer product, particularly when class action litigation is threatened or...more

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Top 10 Legal Issues for 2024 For the Consumer Products Industry

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On August 16, 2022, US Congress enacted Reese’s Law, which aims to protect children from ingestion hazards associated with certain lithium batteries found in consumer electronics. The law stems from the death of 18-month-old...more

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Prop 65 Round-Up - February 2023

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PFAS-Containing Consumer Products Under Attack in California - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are present in a variety of consumer products. PFAS have been increasingly targeted in laws and regulations and...more

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Courts Being Used to Challenge Efficacy of Recalls

There’s a new class action trend consumer product companies need to be aware of that is not only causing additional stress when faced with a recall but also increased expense and adverse publicity. There are a number of...more

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Recent IoT Class Actions Highlight Need for Manufacturers & Vendors of Connected Products to Be Aware of Liability Risks

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The Internet of Things (IoT) products have become a way of life. There are huge benefits of “smart” products, which interact through the internet to gather and exchange data to provide additional functions, security, and easy...more

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7th Circuit Affirms CPSA Penalties Against Spectrum Brands, Inc.

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On May 9, 2019, the 7th Circuit upheld the government’s Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) claims against Spectrum Brands, Inc. stemming from its failure to immediately notify the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of...more

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The Weekly Privacy Rewind

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Class Actions - Finkly & Sons Co. Faces Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Class Action - A former employee of steelmaker A. Finkly & Sons Co. filed a putative class action against the company in Cook County,...more

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In This Issue: - ERSP Sends Vitalizer Claims up to the FTC - NAD Says Cardio Miracle Creator Dodged the Question - CPSC Takes Smart Tech Safety to the Streets - ESRB Floats Changes to Its COPPA Safe Harbor Program -...more

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In This Issue: - ERSP Sends Vitalizer Claims up to the FTC - NAD Says Cardio Miracle Creator Dodged the Question - CPSC Takes Smart Tech Safety to the Streets - ESRB Floats Changes to Its COPPA Safe Harbor Program -...more

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Three Point Shot - March 2016

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California Court to PGA Tour Caddies: You'll Get Nothing and Like It! As the full swing of the PGA season rounds the corner, and with the azaleas blooming at Augusta, the trusted confidants of golf's premier players...more

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Wrapping Paper Series Updates

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2015 - The Price of Customer Loyalty: Rewards Programs and Sales and Use Tax Issues - 09.21.2015 - Retailers and other businesses use loyalty and rewards programs to draw in customers throughout the year. However,...more

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Q&A With Carlton Fields' Gregory Cesarano

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At Carlton Fields, Greg Cesarano focuses his practice on defense of corporations and manufacturers in products liability and commercial claims. He also leads Carlton Fields’ products and toxic tort liability practice group,...more

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