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Plaintiffs Cannot Defeat Federal Removal Jurisdiction by Artful Pleading

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 3/28/2025

The allegations of a plaintiff’s complaint do not control when evaluating removal under the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1), and instead the court must credit the defendant’s theory of the case when...more

Washington Department of Ecology's Interim Policy on Lead in Cosmetics

Perkins Coie on 2/12/2025

The Washington State Legislature passed the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA) in 2023, which restricts the sale of cosmetic products containing certain chemicals, including lead and lead compounds. Effective January 1, 2025,...more

PFAS In Food Packaging: State-by-state Regulations - Updated November 2024

BCLP on 11/13/2024

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, 13 (thirteen) states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food containers and packaging...more

New State Laws Limiting the Use of PFAS in Consumer Products Continue to Proliferate

BakerHostetler on 8/23/2024

Over the past few years, the regulation of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products has exploded. While manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have focused on significant new consumer product PFAS...more

State AG Updates: California, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and Minnesota

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/7/2023

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The California AG’s $2.1 million settlement with an insurer for allegedly falsely advertising itself as a health care sharing ministry...more

PFAS in Consumer Products

Jenner & Block on 2/20/2023

Developing a Proactive and Strategic Game Plan - Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products continue to be in the regulatory and litigation spotlight in 2023. Manufacturers and downstream businesses...more

Maine Becomes First State to Sign Extended Producer Responsibility Law for Packaging, Other States with Plastics and Packaging...

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 7/15/2021

Key Takeaways What is Happening? On July 13, 2021, Maine became the first state to sign Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation into law for plastics and packaging materials, and Oregon may soon follow. This...more

Massachusetts Ballot Initiative Raises Privacy and Data Security Concerns for Connected Devices

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/19/2020

On November 3, Massachusetts voters approved the adoption of a ballot measure amending state law to require auto manufacturers to facilitate access to and sharing of an expanded set of user data with independent repair shops....more

The State AG Report Weekly Update September 2019 #3

Cozen O'Connor on 9/20/2019

Consumer Protection- Tennessee Attorney General Settles with Cigarette Manufacturer Over Alleged Sales of Contraband Cigarettes- Tennessee AG Herbert Slatery III reached a settlement with cigarette manufacturer Xcaliber...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update November 2018 #4

Cozen O'Connor on 11/30/2018

Breaking News- Wyoming Governor-Elect Announces Appointment of Attorney General- Bridget Hill has been appointed to serve as the Wyoming AG by Governor-elect Mark Gordon (R). ...more

California Sets the Standard With a New IoT Law

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/15/2018

This past September Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 327, which is the first state law designed to regulate the security features of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. ...more

California Becomes First State to Regulate IoT Devices

Troutman Pepper Locke on 10/4/2018

On September 28, Governor Jerry Brown approved California Senate Bill 327, making California the first state in the country to regulate the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. ...more

California Internet Of Things Law First Step In Regulating Connected Devices

King & Spalding on 10/1/2018

California will likely become the first state to regulate the security of internet-connected devices with a narrowly-written senate bill, SB-327, and an identical house bill, AB 1906 (collectively “the Bill”). If signed into...more

California Poised to Enact Internet of Things Information Security Law

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/7/2018

California is once again poised to set the standard for privacy and data security by enacting the first state law directed at securing Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The law has passed the state legislature and is awaiting...more

House Committee Considers Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Insurance Models

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/31/2018

• Limited access to autonomous vehicle operations data remains a key barrier to insurance companies’ development of adaptive insurance policies. • Representatives from the insurance industry support federal regulation of...more

Under the Hood of Liability in the Age of Self-Driving Vehicles

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/15/2018

Self-driving cars and related legal issues have captivated the cybersecurity world as of late. And with good reason. In 2018 we saw the first fatality associated with a self-driving Uber, adding to the growing attention paid...more

California Bill Mandates Privacy By Design For IoT Devices

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/27/2017

Manufacturers of Internet-connected devices (better known as the Internet of Things) should be following a new California bill closely because it would create a mandate under California law that all IoT devices have built-in...more

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