EPA Concludes Glyphosate is Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans
EPA concluded in draft risk assessments that a widely used herbicide in the United States that controls weeds and grasses— glyphosate—is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” Importantly, the...
View ArticleNew York’s ‘Toxic Toys’ Law: Governor Signs Legislation Regulating Chemicals...
On Feb. 7, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation regulating the presence of toxic chemicals in children’s products and apparel. The governor agreed to the legislation – the last of the...
View ArticleThe Seventh Circuit Undercuts Prominent Defenses in Data Breach Lawsuits and...
With two recent decisions sure to please the plaintiff’s bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit landed a blow to defendants facing class action and data breach lawsuits. In the first...
View ArticleOSHA Significantly Reduces Exposure Limits to Beryllium and its Compounds
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposes to amend its existing exposure limits for occupational exposure in general industry to beryllium and beryllium compounds and to...
View Article‘Made in USA’ Claims California Removes its Elevated Standard
In January 2015, we reported that California’s law on advertising “Made in USA” claims, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17533.7, had been interpreted as imposing a stricter standard than guidelines...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit Revives Another Data Breach Suit — Lewert v. P.F. Chang’s...
Plaintiffs in consumer data breach class actions have struggled to establish Article III standing. Article III standing requires an alleged ‘‘concrete and particularized injury that is fairly traceable...
View ArticleGlyphosate Litigation Primer
Introduction Plaintiffs’ lawyers in several states are investigating cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other forms of cancer in individuals exposed to the widely used herbicide glyphosate. These...
View ArticleEPA: Research Shows Herbicide Glyphosate Unlikely to Cause Cancer
Introduction The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently concluded that the available data at this time suggest that the herbicide, glyphosate, is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” The...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Limits the FCC’s Rulemaking Authority Under the TCPA … and the...
On March 31, 2017, the D.C. Circuit held that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, as amended by the Junk Fax Prevention Act...
View ArticleNorthern District of Illinois Employs the “Substantially Similar” Test to...
The question of whether, and under what circumstances, a plaintiff can represent a class as to products he or she did not purchase, remains a vexing one for courts. Judge St. Eve of the Northern...
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