Pair of Lawsuits Target Mint Flavored Products
Spencer Sheehan, a well-known class-action attorney, has filed a pair of class-action lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that mint flavored products...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About the DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch
The Consumer Protection Branch of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood parts of the country’s largest law enforcement agency. With a wide field...
View ArticleCFPB Investigates Crypto Lender
On December 1, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) made public an administrative order denying Nexo Financial LLC’s (Nexo) petition to modify the Bureau’s civil investigative...
View ArticleHow to Succeed in Environmental Marketing Claims
Environmental marketing claims often present something of a Catch-22—companies that are doing actual good for the environment deserve to reap the benefits of their efforts, and consumers deserve to...
View ArticleTempur Sealy Acquisition of Mattress Firm: A Vertical Bridge Too Far for the...
In a deal announced on May 9, Tempur Sealy International, Inc., the world’s largest mattress manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Houston-based Mattress Firm Group, Inc., the largest U.S....
View ArticleMontana Passes 9th Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law in the U.S.
On May 19, 2023, Montana’s Governor signed Senate Bill 384, the Consumer Data Privacy Act. Montana joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia in enacting a...
View ArticleUnder the GDPR, Are Companies that Utilize Personal Information to Train...
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to two types of entities – “controllers” and “processors.” A “controller” refers to an entity that “determines the purposes and means” of how...
View ArticleExploring the Future of Information Governance: Key Predictions for 2024
Information governance has evolved rapidly, with technology driving the pace of change. Looking ahead to 2024, we anticipate technology playing an even larger role in data management and protection....
View ArticleMultistate Coalition Supports EPA’s Proposed Revisions to the Safer Choice...
As reported in our December 5, 2023, memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard on November 14, 2023, that include a name change to the...
View ArticleCalifornia PFAS Ban in Products: 6th Largest Global Economy Enters the Fray
We reported extensively on the landmark legislation passed in Maine in 2021 and Minnesota in 2023, which were at the time the most far-reaching PFAS ban in the United States. Other states, including...
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