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  • July 07, 2026

    FTC Warns 7 Retailers About Unqualified 'U.S. Origin' Claims

    The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday that it has notified seven retail businesses that sell drums, industrial laser machinery and e-cigarettes that they may be making unqualified "Made in  the USA" or "Made in Texas" claims about their respective products, and have advised them to comply with the agency's labeling rules. 

  • July 07, 2026

    Wrigley Heir, Cannabis Co. Beat $25M Securities Fraud Suit

    A Florida federal judge on Monday tossed a $25 million securities fraud case against William "Beau" Wrigley Jr., heir to the chewing gum fortune, and the cannabis company he used to run, finding that the allegations brought by investors fell outside the ambit of federal securities law.

  • July 07, 2026

    Vape Co. Accused Of Racial Bias Toward Black Manager

    A retail marketing manager for a high-end maker of cannabis vape products, Puffco, claims she was subjected to daily race- and gender-based harassment, functionally demoted after taking medical leave and then retaliated against after complaining to HR, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County court.

  • July 07, 2026

    What Ex-CFPB Head's Calif. Role May Foretell For Oversight

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra to lead a new consumer agency signals tougher state financial services oversight, especially for fintechs, as well as heightened enforcement activity and larger penalties, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • July 07, 2026

    Justices Stand On Statutory Specifics In Cisco And Landor

    With its June 23 decisions in Cisco Systems Inc. v. Doe and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on the critical point that the statute invoked in a federal claim must authorize a private lawsuit and the remedy sought, says Patrick Judd at Phelps Dunbar.

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