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Guidance on Deceptive Advertising Claims from 9th Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

Key Points - - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit found that Dole’s “All Natural” food labels on products containing synthetic ingredients could be misleading to a reasonable consumer. - The 9th Circuit confirmed that the...

Four New California Cap and Trade Bills Fund Programs

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

$900 million in appropriations for fiscal year 2016-17 - With California’s cap and trade program suffering from legal challenges, decreasing auction revenue and general criticism of the program’s effectiveness, Gov. Brown signed several bills in...

Randy “Tandy” Dandy No More

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

On October 5, 2016, the SEC unceremoniously dropped a long-standing requirement that issuers affirmatively state that they will not raise the SEC review process and acceleration of effectiveness as a defense to legal proceedings....

G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan 2017-2018 Published

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

The G20 published its Anti-Corruption Action Plan for 2017-2018 and called on countries to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption. The G20 established the Anti-Corruption Working Group in 2010, a body which is guided by rolling...

Canada Pension Plan enhancements: it’s happening

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

Yesterday the federal government tabled Bill C-26, which will implement changes to the Canada Pension Plan that were announced in June, 2016.  All provinces other than Quebec are now on board, in support of increased employer and employee...

PepsiCo Hit with False Advertising Suit for Marketing of Naked Juices

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

This week, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit nutrition and food-safety watchdog group, filed a class action against PepsiCo, alleging that Pepsi misled consumers by marketing its popular Naked Juices as healthier than...

Data Privacy in the UK Post Brexit

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

Following this summer’s vote to leave the European Union, the wider implications of Britain’s decision to break from the EU continue to be felt as governments, businesses, and private citizens look to forthcoming negotiations. Unfortunately, it...

GAO Releases Detailed Report Criticizing The OFCCP

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has released a report critical of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and making suggestions for improvement.  The report followed the GAO’s investigation into the OFCCP’s...

Advertising Law - October 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

Suit Over Block Voting on Reviews Moves Forward - A Lanham Act suit brought by a competitor over a company's efforts to minimize negative consumer reviews will move forward, a Utah federal court judge has ruled. Vitamins Online sued NatureWise,...

Class Action Quarterly Update - Summer 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/10/16

The summer of 2016 saw continued trends in class action filings. Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases continued to be rampant, with multiple cases being filed daily on a national scale. Most were generally directed to unsolicited business...

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