Tag Archives: California

California Legislature Passes Cleaning Product Right to Know Act

By Sheila Millar, JC Walker and Nathan Cardon on October 6, 2017 Posted in Product Safety

The California legislature passed the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act 2017 (SB 258) (the CPRTK Act), which was presented to Governor Jerry Brown on September 19, 2017, after the legislative session adjourned on September 15, 2017. Governor Brown now has until October 15, 2017, to sign or veto the bill. The Act requires manufacturers… Continue Reading

California Department of Toxic Substances Control Releases Draft Alternatives Analysis Guide

By Sheila Millar and Nathan Cardon on December 22, 2016 Posted in Product Safety

On December 12, 2016, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released a draft Alternatives Analysis (AA) Guide under the state’s green chemistry program, Safer Consumer Products (SCP). Under the SCP program, product designers and manufacturers are encouraged to reduce or eliminate the use of certain targeted chemicals in their products, and the Guide… Continue Reading

California Adds Styrene to Proposition 65 List; Proposes NSRL

By Peter L. de la Cruz, Sheila Millar, Martha Marrapese and Nathan Cardon on April 22, 2016 Posted in Product Safety, Regulations, Uncategorized

On April 22, 2016, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added styrene to the Proposition 65 list of carcinogens. OEHHA maintains a list of chemicals required under Proposition 65 (formally, the California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act) that are “known to the state” to be reproductive toxicants or carcinogens based on… Continue Reading

The Dark Side of Loyalty Programs Lightens a Bit, for Now

By Douglas Behr on August 17, 2015 Posted in Food and Drug, Labeling, Litigation

We recently wrote about the potential dark side of store loyalty cards, citing a putative class action filed in New York City. In the wake of a decision denying classification in that case we discussed earlier, our concern has been somewhat alleviated. In his August 6, 2015 decision, a federal judge said that data of… Continue Reading

California Federal Judge Rejects Apparel Company’s Motion to Dismiss “Made in America” Suit Under California Law

By Sheila Millar, JC Walker and Nathan Cardon on April 28, 2015 Posted in Advertising, Labeling, Regulations

A California federal court this month ruled against defendants’ attempt to rely on a federal law requiring U.S.-origin claims on textile fabric products to displace a California statute with more stringent requirements about “Made in the USA” labels. The ruling allows a class action suit to proceed, lowering the hopes of retailers and manufacturers that have found compliance… Continue Reading

Data Breaches: Not Just for States and the FTC Anymore

By Nathan Cardon, Tracy Marshall and Sheila Millar on April 8, 2015 Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Security, Privacy

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that AT&T Services, Inc., will pay $25 million to resolve an investigation into whether the company violated Sections 201(b) and 222 of the Communications Act relating to consumer privacy at AT&T call centers in Mexico, Colombia, and the Philippines. According to the FCC’s order and consent decree, call… Continue Reading

Perception of Deception

By Sheila Millar on January 15, 2015 Posted in Advertising, Labeling

In the advertising world, we know that deception lies in the eyes of the beholder. Agencies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or self-regulatory bodies like the National Advertising Division (NAD), legally stand in the shoes of the consumer, in the absence of consumer perception studies. In private litigation, however, the question of consumer perception… Continue Reading