I am attending the DRI Product Liability Conference in New Orleans this week (as I know a number of readers are). Your humble blogger serves as Chair
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House Hearing on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), held a hearing la…
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State Supreme Court Ignores Amendment to Find Standing in Consumer Fraud Claim
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California’s Supreme Court ruled late last month that consumers who purchase a product allegedly as a result of misleading advertising can sue the man…
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Snapple Prevails in All Natural Suit
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A federal court granted summary judgment to defendant Snapple in a lawsuit accusing Snapple Beverage Corp. of misleading consumers by labeling drinks …
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CPSC to Hold Webinars on New Product Safety Database
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is holding two Web conferences to demonstrate to interested stakeholders various aspects of its new (and still …
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Seventh Circuit Sticks to Its Criticism of CopyCat Class Action
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Last month we posted about a class action decision from the Seventh Circuit, in which the court of appeals approved an injunction against copycat liti…
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CPSC Approves Product Safety Database Rule
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission last week gave final approval to the controversial new consumer product safety database, overriding very r…
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Court of Appeals Enjoins Copycat Class Actions
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The Seventh Circuit has held that a “copycat” class action suit cannot go forward in federal court in California after a similar class actio…
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CPSC Shares Public Comments on Product Database
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is in the process of reviewing comments submitted on the impending consumer product safety information database…
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Game Over for Plaintiffs in Wii Class Action
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A federal court last week granted defendant’s summary judgment motion in a putative class action alleging Nintendo of America Inc. sold defective wris…
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