On October 16, 2026, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) filed a Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon seeking to restore its members’ preliminary injunction (PI) against enforcement of Oregon’s
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Consumer Protection Connection, published by Keller Heckman, focuses on legal developments and regulatory updates related to consumer protection. The blog covers topics such as compliance with state and federal consumer product safety laws, privacy regulations including children’s online privacy, environmental and recycling fee requirements for consumer products, false advertising and sustainability claims, and emerging issues in product labeling and marketing. It serves businesses and legal professionals seeking to understand evolving consumer protection obligations, enforcement trends, and legislative changes affecting product safety, privacy, and environmental compliance.
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Fuel Card Company Pays $100 Million to FTC to Settle Deceptive Practices Charges
On September 17, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced that FleetCor Technologies (FleetCor) and CEO Ronald Clarke (Clarke) agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that the company charged its customers hidden fees while falsely promising…
Plaintiffs Ask Court to Add Constitutional Claims Against SB 54 to Their SB 343 Challenge
On October 8, 2026, Plaintiffs in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta (S.D. Cal.) asked the Court for permission to file a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) in their legal challenge to SB 343, California’s Truth in Recycling law, to…
CPSC Publishes Federal Register Notices for Coin Batteries and Lithium-Ion Batteries for Micromobility Devices
On October 5, 2026, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published two announcements in the Federal Register seeking public comments on two separate proposed standards for batteries. The first is a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…
Court Denies Intervention Request in SB 343 Challenge
On September 28, 2026, the Court in California League of Food Producers v. Bonta (S.D. Cal.) denied a motion to intervene in the suit (Motion) filed by two non-profit organizations, Earth Island Institute (EII) and Californians Against Waste (CAW) (September…
New Update: Federal Court Upholds Oregon Packaging EPR Law’s Constitutionality
Updated: Our analysis of the federal court decision upholding Oregon’s packaging EPR law has been updated to reflect two key developments: NAW’s appeal of that decision to the Ninth Circuit, and the extension of the filing deadline for the parties’…
Amended California Battery EPR Bill Now Law
Further Delay in SB 343 Legal Challenge
On September 23, 2026, the Court again postponed the previously scheduled Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE) conference and related deadlines in the ongoing litigation involving a First Amendment challenge to SB 343, California’s “Truth in Recycling” law. The ENE conference is…
Federal Court Upholds Oregon Packaging EPR Law’s Constitutionality
On August 27, 2026, after a 5-day bench trial, U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon upheld in its entirety Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), the state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, reversing an earlier preliminary injunction that…