As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery Blog, the Fifth Circuit recently held that Blue Bell Creameries’ commercial general liability insurers do not have a duty to defend the ice cream company in a shareholder lawsuit, which arose from a Listeria outbreak.
Continue Reading The Scoop On The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Against Blue Bell Ice Cream
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Minnesota Becomes Second State to Pass Sweeping PFAS Ban and Reporting Law Targeting All Products
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Environmental
As published on Hunton’s Nickel Report, in May 2023, Minnesota’s Governor Walz signed into law HF 2310, which bans the sale of certain products containing “intentionally added” per- and- polyfluoroalkyl substances in 2025 and then all products in 2032, and also establishes reporting requirements for products containing PFAS starting in 2026.
Continue Reading Minnesota Becomes Second State to Pass Sweeping PFAS Ban and Reporting Law Targeting All Products
FTC Issues Proposed Order Against Home Security Camera Company Ring
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Consumer Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity
As reported on Hunton’s Privacy and Information Security Law Blog, on May 31, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against home security camera company Ring LLC for unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.
Continue Reading FTC Issues Proposed Order Against Home Security Camera Company Ring
Nine-Figure Verdicts: What is BIPA and Why You Should Care
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Insurance
In 2008, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act to protect individuals’ privacy rights in their biometric information, including retina or iris scans, fingerprint, voiceprint, hand scans, facial geometry, DNA and other unique, identifying biological information. …
Continue Reading Nine-Figure Verdicts: What is BIPA and Why You Should Care
FTC Announces Orders to Address Deceptive Advertising on Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
On March 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced it issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking Special Reports on how the platforms review and monitor commercial advertising to detect, prevent and reduce deceptive advertisements, including those related to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams and the sale of fake goods.
Continue Reading FTC Announces Orders to Address Deceptive Advertising on Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms
EPA Releases Another Compliance Advisory on Pesticide Devices Due to “Substantial Non-Compliance” with FIFRA Requirements
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Environmental
In February 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance quietly released a Compliance Advisory “What You Need to Know about Producing, Distributing, or Selling Pesticide Devices.”…
Continue Reading EPA Releases Another Compliance Advisory on Pesticide Devices Due to “Substantial Non-Compliance” with FIFRA Requirements
Maine Department of Environmental Protection Releases Proposed Rule Implementing the Procedures for Maine’s Reporting Requirements and Prohibitions for Products Containing PFAS
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Environmental
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection recently released a long anticipated proposed rule that would implement the procedures for Maine’s 2021 law requiring manufacturers to submit notifications to DEP for products and product components containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances sold in the state. …
Continue Reading Maine Department of Environmental Protection Releases Proposed Rule Implementing the Procedures for Maine’s Reporting Requirements and Prohibitions for Products Containing PFAS
Court Rules that BIPA Health Care Exemption Applies to Sunglasses Virtual Try-On Tool
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Class Action, Health Care
On February 10, 2023, an Illinois federal district court ordered the dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit alleging that an online tool that allowed users to virtually try on sunglasses violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act.
Continue Reading Court Rules that BIPA Health Care Exemption Applies to Sunglasses Virtual Try-On Tool
Risk Management in the Metaverse
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Insurance
For many, the “metaverse” sounds like some obscure sci-fi fantasyland. You may be asking, where is it? How does one get there? Chances are, if you are reading this article on a screen, then you are already interacting with what could be described as the metaverse. And if your business is operating in the metaverse, it is being exposed to new risks that need to be managed.
Continue Reading Risk Management in the Metaverse
Increased Risks, D&O Insurance Considerations, Following Delaware’s Extended Oversight Duties
By Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on
Posted in Corporate Governance, Insurance
As reported today on the firm’s Insurance Recovery Blog, the Delaware Chancery Court recently held that the duty of oversight extended to corporate officers.
Continue Reading Increased Risks, D&O Insurance Considerations, Following Delaware’s Extended Oversight Duties