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What The Social Media Addiction Cases Foreshadow For AI Tort Litigation

Recent court rulings in social media addiction cases may preview the legal landscape for AI product liability litigation. As companies like OpenAI face mounting scrutiny, the distinction between content-based claims and product-design theories...

United States Litigation

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Boies Schiller Flexner

No “Accident,” No Coverage: Utah Federal Court Rejects Defense For Toxic Jewelry Claims

A federal district court in Utah ruled that a liability insurer had no duty to defend toxic exposure and misrepresentation claims under commercial general liability, umbrella, and employment practices liability policies...

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

Pennsylvania Bill To Ban PFAS In Consumer Products Advances In Committee

Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced proposed legislation—HB 2145—that would target the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in common consumer products.

United States Consumer

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

California DTSC Proposes Ban On Cleaning Products Containing Hydrofluoric Acid

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has initiated rulemaking to list cleaning products containing hydrofluoric acid (HF) as Priority Products under California’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP)...

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

The Expanding Frontier: Product Liability Comes For AI And Digital Platforms

United States Litigation

AP

Arnold & Porter

What's Next For AI Regulation And Litigation?

United States Technology

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Boies Schiller Flexner

New Jersey Supreme Court Strengthens Expert Gatekeeping In Product Liability Cases: What Beavan v. Allergan Means For Defendants

United States Consumer

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Brien Lorenze Nominated Commissioner Of Consumer Product Safety Commission

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Register Now! Large Liability Models? Emerging Tort And Privacy Risks In Chatbots And Generative AI

United States Privacy

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Crowell & Moring LLP

SCOTUS Adopts Expansive Reading Of Federal Officer Removal Statute

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Sixth Circuit Shuts The Door On “Trial By Formula” And “Mini Trials” In Reversing Class Certification

United States Litigation

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Dechert

New York Takes Aim At Self-GRAS: Mandatory Disclosure Law Poised To Reshape Food Ingredient Oversight

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Pet Product Regulation May Be Nipping At The Heels

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Today’s Podcast Episode: AI Liability Comes Into Focus: A Conversation With Mark Geistfeld On The ALI’s Civil Liability Principles Project

United States Consumer

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Ballard Spahr LLP

What Ebola Outbreaks Mean To U.S. Businesses

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

A New Era For Cuba Claims: Supreme Court Expands Title III's Scope, With Perhaps More To Come

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

When The Microphone Lives On Your Face: Smart Glasses In The Workplace And The Clinic

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Third Circuit Pumps The Brakes On Class Action Fee Multiplier

United States Litigation

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Ballard Spahr LLP

We Were Both Wrong About Legal AI. Here’s What Changed Our Minds.

United States Technology

Axiom

CPSC EFiling Begins July 2026—Importers Of Consumer Products, Are You Ready?

Starting July 8, 2026, importers of consumer products must electronically file compliance certificates with U.S. Customs at the time of entry through a new CPSC eFiling system.

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

New Frontiers In PFAS Litigation: Standing, Disclosure, Function, And The Lessons Of Cavalier v. Apple

In a previous article, we surveyed the growing wave of PFAS false advertising class actions sweeping industries from pet food to outdoor apparel. A ruling issued this March underscores how fast this issue...

United States Litigation

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Is Your MedSpa Or Wellness Center MoCRA Compliant?

FDA’s implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) passed by Congress on December 29, 2022, affects all businesses manufacturing and selling “cosmetic” products...

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Pretty Products, Ugly Lawsuits: Legal Risks Facing Beauty Brands

Environmental Partners Sherry Jackman and Sedina Banks authored "Pretty Products, Ugly Lawsuits: Legal Risks Facing Beauty Brands" in Retail TouchPoints.

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Is Your Company Prepared? A Checklist For Responding To Consumer Safety Complaints

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Catherina D. Narigon And L. Claire Hansen, “Plastics Industry Faces Rising Tide Of Litigation, Regulation And Reputational Risk,” Chemical Processing, May 13, 2026.

United States Environment

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Bergeson & Campbell

Are Your Products Ready? California’s Truth In Recycling Labeling (SB 343) Restrictions Become Effective In Less Than Five Months (October 4, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

NAD Determines 100% Claims Aren’t 100% Clear

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Avoiding Class Action Exposure Through Early Issue Anticipation

United States Litigation

FL

Foley & Lardner

Digital Twin Technology And Predictive Analytics In Manufacturing Supply Chains: Preventing Data-Driven Supply Chain Disputes

United States Technology

FL

Foley & Lardner

Sweet Victory In ‘Nutritional Drink’ Labeling Suit

United States Litigation

FL

Foley & Lardner

New Jersey’s Recent “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act” Aims To Curb PFAS Exposure From Certain Consumer Products

United States Environment

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

EU AI Act Update: Provisional Deal Would Delay High-Risk AI Rules

European Union Technology

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Proskauer Rose LLP

California DPR Proposes Rule To Regulate Pesticide-Treated Seeds; Comments Due June 29, 2026

United States Consumer

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Beveridge & Diamond

Sweet Victory In ‘Nutritional Drink’ Labeling Suit

A California federal court dismissed a class action lawsuit challenging Carnation Breakfast Essentials' labeling, ruling that emphasizing protein content while disclosing sugar levels on the Nutrition Facts panel does not...

United States Litigation

FL

Foley & Lardner

New Jersey’s Recent “Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act” Aims To Curb PFAS Exposure From Certain Consumer Products

New Jersey's Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act prohibits intentionally added PFAS in consumer products like cosmetics, carpets, and food packaging starting January 2028, while imposing strict labeling requirements for cookware manufacturers. The legislation establishes comprehensive enforcement mechanisms with civil penalties up to $25,000 per day and mandates state-level source reduction programs and environmental monitoring.

United States Environment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

EU AI Act Update: Provisional Deal Would Delay High-Risk AI Rules

EU negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement to simplify the AI Act and extend key compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems from August 2026 to December 2027.

European Union Technology

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

California DPR Proposes Rule To Regulate Pesticide-Treated Seeds; Comments Due June 29, 2026

On May 15, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) formally released a proposed regulation that would, for the first time, expressly define pesticide-treated seeds under California law...

United States Consumer

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Beveridge & Diamond

FDA Releases Final Documents For Food Chemical Safety Post-Market Assessment Program, Launches Reassessment Of BHT And ADA

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

It's A Tall Tale

The FTC has taken action against TruHeight for making unsubstantiated claims about dietary supplements marketed to increase children's height, alleging the company relied on a flawed study and employed...

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Self-Driving Vehicles: Liability Assignment In Crashes And Violations

The rise of self-driving cars1 has fundamentally disrupted traditional notions of fault in traffic incidents. Where once the actions of human drivers determined liability, today the “driver” is often software, sensors...

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Bill That Would Have Given CPSC Fast Lane For Ordering Recalls Of Direct-to-Consumer Products From China Dies … For Now

In late October, in the midst of the government shutdown, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the “Protecting Americans from Harmful CCP Products Act” (S.3069)...

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

CPSC Notification Requirements, Recalls And Recent Enforcement Actions: Desk Reference For Section 15 Of The Consumer Product Safety Act

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the Commission) is a small federal agency with a big job: protecting consumers from unreasonable risks of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. The most recent appropriation for CPSC was for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for $150.975 million, and since then the agency has been funded through Continuing Resolutions. While a current employee count is not available, the FY 2026 budget request calls for salaries for 459 full-time employees (FTEs), down from about 545 employees in FY 2024.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

How To Survive A Section 230 Defense: Recent Cases Provide Guidance

United States Media & IT

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

The Emerging Kratom Litigation Landscape And Implications For Similarly Situated Manufacturers

United States Healthcare

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Mayer Brown

2026 AI In Manufacturing & Supply Chain Series

United States Technology

FL

Foley & Lardner

California's Rapidly Incoming SB 343 And SB 54: Anti-Greenwashing Laws Going Too Far?

United States Environment

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Steptoe LLP

Artificial Advice, Real Liability: New York Weighs Restrictions On AI Impersonations Of Licensed Professionals

United States Technology

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Dechert

States Consider Options To Curtail Public Nuisance Suits

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Criminal Sentencing In Royal Sovereign Case Underscores Staggering Consequences For Defective Product Reporting Failures

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

$6 Million California Jury Award Shows Children’s Privacy Litigation Is Accelerating—What It Means For Business Privacy Compliance

United States Privacy

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Kutak Rock LLP

It's A Dog Eat Dog World

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Consumer Products Corner - A Quarter Of Stabilized Spending, But Consumer Confidence Is On The Slide

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

EPA Adds Microplastics And Pharmaceuticals To Safe Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List; States Await EPA Response To PFAS Clean Air Act Request; And New Mexico Adopts Expanded PFAS Labeling Requirements

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Congress Takes Up Slate Of FDA Bills Aimed At Reforming Food Regulations

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

What Fry v. Honda Signals About Early Chapter 93A Exposure

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FDA Gives Rise To A New Era In Sunscreen Regulation (Podcast)

United States Healthcare

WR

Wiley Rein

FDA Sends Notices To More Than 2,200 Sponsors Regarding Unpublished Clinical Trial Results

United States Healthcare

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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Driving Forward: How Dykema Grew With The Auto Industry Over 100 Years (Video)

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Dykema

Your Website Is Under Scrutiny: Navigating Legal And Regulatory Compliance Risks In The Digital Consumer Experience (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

MB

Michael Best

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

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Bracewell

Complying With Consumer Product Advertising And Labeling Regulations And Other Requirements (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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