DRI’s Product Liability Conference is the premier product liability education conference of the year. Each year in-house counsel and prominent trial attorneys flock to the conference to speak and network with fellow practitioners. Held from Wednesday to Friday, Feb. 4-6,
Consumer Products Counselor
Insights on Legal Issues Facing the Consumer Products Industry
Consumer Products Counselor, published by Greenberg Traurig, LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory issues affecting the consumer products industry. The blog covers topics such as product safety regulations, toxic tort litigation, consumer protection laws including Massachusetts Chapter 93A, and compliance with federal and state chemical regulations like Prop 65. It also addresses emerging trends in packaging laws, environmental product claims, and the impact of executive and regulatory actions on manufacturers and retailers. The blog provides analysis of court decisions, regulatory agency updates, and practical guidance for navigating complex legal challenges in the consumer products sector.
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Greenberg Traurig in Top 10 of ‘Product Liability Law360 100’ List
We recently learned that Greenberg Traurig came in at Nov. 5 on the Product Liability Law360 100 list. According to Law360’s website, the rankings are based on partner headcount data from 300 U.S.-based law firms, including 198 of the largest…
FDA Issues Rules to Help Consumers Monitor Caloric Intake
Decision May Make Class Action Lawsuits More Difficult to Settle
Written by Robert J. Herrington and Jeff E. Scott.
A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit may make it more difficult to settle class action lawsuits where there is a potential for parallel government enforcement action. The authors of…
Class Action Defense Tip – Don’t Forget that UCL Claims Are Equitable
Consumer products companies that face class action litigation in California most often see two causes of action: (i) claims that the company violated California’s infamous Unfair Competition Law (UCL); and (ii) claims that the company has violated the Consumer Legal…
Growing Risk for Consumer Products Companies – Issue Classes
I attended the ABA’s National Institute on Class Actions last week in Chicago, and one theme was clear. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are increasingly fond of asking courts to certify cases so-called “issue classes,” invoking Rule 23(c)(4). They believe that they can…
Greenberg Traurig to Host a Product Safety Seminar on October 14, 2014
Please join Greenberg Traurig, LLP and SGS for an update on the latest product safety developments. Avoid costly recalls and protect the value of your brand from adverse publicity.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Program: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00…
A Blast from the Past: Price Advertising Claims Make a Comeback – As Class Actions
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Irving Scher and Ed Chansky authored an GT Alert, “Price Advertising Claims Make a Comeback – As Class Actions”
The minimal regulatory enforcement in recent years may have led some retailers to let down their guard in…
Negative Option/Automatic-Renewal Disclosures Scrutinized
Our Greenberg Traurig colleagues, Ed Chansky and Irving Scher, recently prepared a GT Client Advisory discussing the enforcement of inadequate negative option/automatic-renewal disclosures and the requirements for companies to be compliant with state and federal laws. Negative options, as defined…
Massachusetts Retailers: Are Your Gift Certificate Policies Compliant with the Law?
Plaintiff class-action lawyers are now invoking the Massachusetts Gift Certificate Statute, General Laws Chapter 200A, Section 5D, as their latest vehicle to bring putative class action claims against companies doing business in Massachusetts under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act (Chapter…
