California has taken a much needed step toward curbing the wave of website privacy litigation that has proliferated in recent years. Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of SB 690 narrows private enforcement under certain provisions of the California Invasion of
On July 14, 2026, the US District Court for the Southern District of California preliminarily enjoined California Attorney General Rob Bonta from enforcing California Senate Bill 343, California’s Truth in Recycling law. The court concluded that the plaintiffs are likely
On August 7, 2026, the US Senate confirmed the nominations of Brien Lorenze and Karen Sessions to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), restoring a quorum at CPSC. Congress established CPSC as an independent agency within the executive branch
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed SB 261 pending appeal of the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction. The stay came shortly after the Chamber of Commerce filed an emergency petition with the United States Supreme Court.
California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690) has just cleared a major hurdle, sailing through the State Senate with unanimous support. This closely watched bill aims to curb the proliferation of lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by
On May 8, 2025, President Donald Trump removed all three Democratic commissioners from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), dramatically reshaping the agency’s leadership. Those dismissed commissions are Richard L. Trumka Jr., Mary Boyle and former CPSC Chairman
Building on our last article in this series, specific to AAFCO and what it does, here we discuss AAFCO’s recent updates to its official publication and model bills and regulations.
In the Summer of 2023, AAFCO approved new suggested labeling
In December 2023, Bisphenol S (BPS) was added to the Proposition 65 list as a reproductive toxicant (female reproductive endpoint). Companies had twelve months from the listing before the warning requirement went into effect. Since the beginning of the year
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on December 5th that it will not pursue enforcement action in the first year of reporting for California’s SB 253, the “Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act.” The law requires entities doing business
False labeling litigation presents an ongoing challenge for consumer packaged goods companies, and the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Whiteside v. Kimberly Clark Corp., 108 F.4th 711 (9th Cir. 2024), has further complicated the issue. This ruling appears to