This edition of Greenberg Traurig’s Consumer Compass highlights the pivotal shifts and emerging trends impacting the consumer products industry. Inside, we provide timely legal updates, strategic insights, and essential developments—curated to help empower business decisions and keep stakeholders informed in a rapidly changing market. Go North for regulatory updates; East for emerging risks; South for
This GT Alert highlights some of the key consumer products bills in New York that companies may want to watch.
Continue Reading 2026 New York Consumer Products Legislation: Key Bills to Watch
Taking place in Washington, D.C., from June 2-3, the Baby Safety Alliance Summit offers discussion, collaboration, and advocacy for the advancement of baby safety.
Continue Reading June 2-3 EVENT: Baby Safety Alliance Summit
The rise of autonomous vehicles has upended traditional fault frameworks, shifting liability from human drivers toward manufacturers, software developers, and fleet operators. This GT Advisory examines the federal and state regulatory landscape, insurance considerations, and unresolved legal questions shaping accountability for self-driving car incidents.
Continue Reading Self-Driving Vehicles Liability Assignment in Crashes and Violations
The proliferation of Prop 65 enforcement continues. Private enforcers issued over 5,000 notices of violation in 2025, with food, personal care, and apparel companies remaining the primary target of such enforcement.
The long-running titanium dioxide coordinated cases came to a conclusion this year with the California Eastern District Court holding that titanium dioxide cancer warnings
In Zamani v. SharkNinja, Inc., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128075, the District Court concluded that a plaintiff’s Chapter 93A “omission” claim was not well-pleaded enough to survive a motion to dismiss based on hyperlinks that rebutted the alleged omission. The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, known as Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A, seeks to protect
Greenberg Traurig’s Consumer Compass newsletter is your guide to navigating the legal landscape of the ever-evolving consumer products industry. Each issue delivers the latest news, emerging trends, and must-know highlights, along with savvy insights designed to keep you ahead of the curve.
Continue Reading Consumer Compass: Navigating the Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Mid-Year 2025
September is Baby Safety Month, and this GT Alert highlights the most recent development in baby safety – the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s Aug. 23 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding nursing pillows. Nursing pillows, which assist in correctly positioning babies for breastfeeding and alleviating strain for parents, are regularly featured on baby
A case that originated in Finland concerned liability for a defective product and the concept of “producer” under EU trademark law. A coffee machine (the Philips Saeco Xsmall HD8743/11) manufactured by Saeco, a Romanian subsidiary of Philips, caught fire. The machine contained trademarks of both Saeco and Philips. The unlucky consumer that got a fire