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Mitigating advertising risks during the COVID-19 crisis

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By Lauren Shoor (US) on March 27, 2020

During this time of crisis, pharmaceutical and consumer product companies along with retailers are doing their best to provide the public with products to prevent and treat COVID-19. At the same time, the FTC and FDA have announced that they…

Federal and state authorities warn against price gouging

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By Will Troutman (US) on March 27, 2020

In the wake of the coronavirus, some sellers of essential goods and services have tried to greatly increase the cost of their products to take advantage of increased demand. But sellers beware: Public officials all over the country have expressed…

New coronavirus business restrictions and limitations

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By Jeff Margulies (US) & Will Troutman (US) on March 26, 2020

Stay at Home and Shelter in Place orders continue to proliferate, and we are also seeing an uptick in curfews being set. Notable updates in:

  • Idaho
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • Tennessee
  • Texas

Our updated tracking site is now here.

Coronavirus business restrictions update and links to orders

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By Jeff Margulies (US) & Will Troutman (US) on March 24, 2020

For those of you have been following our running list of state and local business restrictions here on the blog, we are happy to report that we have been upgraded to a dedicated website. And with our upgrade comes an…

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UPDATE: business restrictions and limitations

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By Will Troutman (US) on March 23, 2020

To say the least, it was a tumultuous weekend. We have updated our coronavirus business restrictions and limitations table, including our first “Hunker Down” order. We anticipate rapid and frequent changes over the next several days, and we will…

“Stay at Home” and “Shelter in Place” restrictions grow; updated business restrictions table

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By Jeff Margulies (US) & Will Troutman (US) on March 21, 2020

We continue to update our list of state and local business restrictions and limitations as quickly as we can given the rapidly changing landscape.

As of Friday night, “Stay at Home” and “Shelter in Place” orders continue to proliferate, as…

UPDATED: Coronavirus restrictions and limitations

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By Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US) & Eva Yang (US) on March 19, 2020

We have just finished a big update of our ongoing coronavirus tracker, which includes California’s stunning “Stay-at-Home” order just issued this evening. We will continue to monitor state and local restrictions nationwide, incorporating them each day.

Stay safe and healthy!…

Coronavirus business restrictions and limitations

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By Will Troutman (US), Andy Guo (US) & Eva Yang (US) on March 17, 2020

Please visit our new State and Local Restrictions webpage for updated information: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/52aa88af/covid-19-and-us-response-a-state-by-state-overview.

In light of the growing number of state and local restrictions and limitations, we thought it would be helpful to publish an informal list of mandates as…

New York follows Illinois with new lead-content warning requirement for children’s jewelry

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By Jeff Margulies (US) & Will Troutman (US) on January 13, 2020

In the final week of 2019, New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Assembly Bill A6041 (S4046) to regulate children’s jewelry that contains specified levels of lead. The new law, which will take effect January 1, 2021…

Braille on gift cards: ADA accessibility issue or novel shakedown?

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By Jeff Margulies (US) & Eva Yang (US) on January 7, 2020

As retailers and restaurants are well aware, the proliferation of website accessibility claims filed by serial plaintiffs’ counsel is not slowing down. But now a new wave of lawsuits—Braille on gift cards—is flooding the New York federal courts.…

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