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WorldSmart: The Move to Mexico— Why Companies are Setting Sights on Mexico Post COVID
Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
MLM Defense: FTC Earnings Claims and Nonsolicitation Clauses
Supply Chain Disruptions with Special Guest Chris Mills, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn
Law Brief®: Mark Rosenberg and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Online Distribution Leakage
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Business Divorces in the Food and Supplements Space
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Texas House Passes Pandemic Liability Protection Act
Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
From Farm to Shelf – COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains
Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
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In a 3-2 party-line vote (Democratic majority), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the first time in decades filed an action alleging secondary line price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA). The FTC's...more
Exploring Trends in California’s Proposition 65: Claims, Chemicals, Products, and More - California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things,...more
Judgments providing actual guidance for consumer goods brands are like a good action film—rare, but totally worth the wait. The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (the CAT) recent decision in Up and Running v Deckers1 is...more
Jamie McKnight v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al., No. 23-1449, 2024 WL 2156223 (E.D. Pa. May 14, 2024) - The plaintiff alleged he suffered injuries to his scalp from the application of a defective mole removal cream....more
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On September 22, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Responsible Textile Recovery Act (the Act), also known as SB 707, requiring manufacturers and distributors to participate in an extended producer...more
On September 14, Virginia’s Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares issued a letter to the registered agent of the Good Vibes Shop, a Radford, VA store, for selling tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products without proper labeling and...more
PFAS laws will significantly impact the fashion industry come 2025. New York and California have each passed legislation that will regulate the use—and eventual phaseout—of PFAS in apparel and other textiles....more
Over the past few years, the regulation of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products has exploded. While manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have focused on significant new consumer product PFAS...more
Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable to Massachusetts, but also featuring selected developments for New...more
The number of cases involving so-called “nuclear verdicts” — that is, verdicts with awards of $10 million or more — have risen sharply, and many of those cases concern product liability claims. For large corporations, such...more
On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed SB 688 into law, expanding the number of available outlets that can sell ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) across the state. The new law defines “Ready-to-drink...more
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