Yesterday, the California Senate voted unanimously to approve amendments made in the Assembly to SB 633. Now, SB 633 will move to Governor Brown for his approval. For more detail, check out our recent posts about pending legislation in
UPDATE: Bill to amend California’s “Made in USA” law gets one step closer to becoming law
Following up on our recent post about two bills pending in the California legislature that would amend California’s “Made in USA” law—yesterday the Assembly passed SB 633. Next, SB 633 will be sent back to the Senate for
Changes coming to California’s “Made in USA” law?
California’s “Made in the USA” law imposes strict standards on when products may be labeled “Made in the USA.” This strict standard has resulted in recent litigation against companies whose products allegedly contain some (albeit relatively minor) foreign components. But,
Court rules California “Made In USA” claims not actionable if only on product websites
We have been following California’s “Made in the USA” standard and recent cases interpreting it. While courts so far have been reluctant to dismiss claims at the pleading stage, last week a federal judge dismissed a class action claiming Lands’
California Court of Appeal finally issues guidance to retailers on privacy issue for credit card customers
California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, Civil Code section 1747.08, prohibits retailers from requesting or requiring “personal identification information” (PII) in connection with consumer credit card transactions and then recording that information. Following a February 2011 California Supreme Court opinion
California’s Made In USA standard survives another test in court
Another court in the Southern District of California has agreed that California’s Made in USA law is more stringent than the federal standard, holding that the law is not preempted by the Federal Trade Commission Act or the Textile Fiber
Lack of defendant’s consumer records may not mean a class is unascertainable
A California Court of Appeal recently held that a class is not unascertainable simply because individual class members cannot be identified from a defendant’s records so long as there is some objective means for identifying class members.
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Making online terms and conditions stick
Because the interaction between online retailers and their customers is limited, online retailers have little choice but to present terms and conditions of sale on their websites. These online terms and conditions present concepts important to online retailers, including arbitration
“All natural” claims against Dole nixed; no deception if synthetics expected in food
As we previously posted in “All natural: FDA silence continues to create problems for false advertising defendants”, the Food and Drug Administration’s failure to provide a definition of what a “natural” ingredient is makes it difficult for companies defending