The Fashion Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

From “sustainable” capsule collections to sneakers made from recycled plastic, companies across the apparel and accessories space – and beyond – are readily looking to cater to rising consumer sentiment around the need to consume more consciously.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

While the sustainability-centric push was met with no shortage of glowing media coverage when it was rolled out this spring, the company’s claim about the recycled nature of the sneakers and its quest to end plastic waste caused the ad to land in front of a French advertising watchdog, which received a consumer complaint this spring.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“For more than a decade, [New Balance] has mislead consumers by making unqualified claims that certain of its sneakers are Made in the USA when a substantial portion of these shoes, including the soles, are imported.” That is what Truth in Advertising, Inc. unless the final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the U.S.,

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Consumer interest in sustainability and broader ESG issues has pushed many brands to bolster their bottom lines by making oversized marketing efforts and/or more-ambitious-than-objective “eco-friendly” statements. Lawsuits, Watchdogs Are Coming for Fashion Brands Over Their ESG Messaging.

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The Fashion Law

JULY 13, 2021

A federal court has handed down a bit of a mixed ruling in a lawsuit accusing Canada Goose of misleading consumers about the nature of the trapping methods used to source the fur for its buzzy jackets by claiming that it is dedicated to “the ethical, responsible, and sustainable sourcing and use of real fur.” Motion to Dismiss.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

of California’s Business and Professions Cod and calls on the state’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to publish standards on or before January 1, 2024 regarding what types of material types/forms are considered recyclable – applies to all consumer goods and product packaging, unless otherwise specified.

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 3, 2021

national advertising” that it routinely carries out, the NAD pointed to four different types of claims made by the San Francisco-based apparel company: aspirational claims, recycled materials claims, claims about the number of recycled bottles, and “safer for the environment” claims.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 14, 2021

However, the Connecticut-based advertising watchdog cautions that “for many companies that have paid ostensibly substantial amounts of money to settle allegations of false or deceptive advertising, it is a small price to pay compared to the amount of money coming in.” . Goop appears to be an example of this.

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The Fashion Law

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With brands increasingly engaging in social action campaigns and leveraging their influence to be “purpose-led,” the time has come to ask a couple of big questions: Is this a viable strategy, and how skeptical should consumers be of such “ brand activism ”? First, leadership involves building a vision for the transformation.

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Fordham Law News

MARCH 2, 2023

6] Applicable Antitrust Laws In the United States, antitrust laws are in place to protect competition for the benefit of consumers, making sure that businesses have incentives to operate efficiently and are producing high quality products while keeping prices low. [7] 19] This would ultimately harm consumers. [20] Trade Comm’n (Dec.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 16, 2021

Absent from this legislative push – which is aimed at “countering China’s growing economic and military prowess,” according to the Washington Post – is the Inform Consumers Act.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 12, 2022

KLM , was filed by Fossielvrij NL – supported by ClientEarth and Reclame Fossielvrij – in the Amsterdam District Court on July 6, 2022, against major Dutch airline company KLM. In addition, the outcome of the cases will be relevant to other companies promoting claims based on CO 2 compensation schemes.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In this recent move, however, the bar association gave the green light to the Hague legal aid provider SRK, a company that is not owned by lawyers, to offer lawyers’ services to people who are uninsured – a practice that up until now was restricted. Bar under pressure. This pressure resulted from a request by legal aid provider SRK.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

By limiting which resellers could use the website, the companies prevented other resellers, whether official or unofficial, from selling on the Amazon marketplace. ” The ACGM also determined that out of the 70 percent of consumer purchases of tech items in Italy, forty percent are from retailers who use Amazon. million ($78.28

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

What made the Delaware orders particularly relevant to this forum’s readers is that Delaware is a hub for patent infringement litigation—it perennially one of the three busiest districts in the nation, by wide margin over most districts—in no small part because Delaware is a popular location to incorporate large companies. [26] 8, 2023). [12]

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The Fashion Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In an answer to a question from Germany’s highest court, the CJEU’s advocate general – whose opinion is not binding but is generally followed by the court – has made an essential clarification to Europe’s data protection law to confirm that consumer associations can bring actions on behalf of individuals. Facebook and Consent.

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Foley Hoag LLP

MARCH 25, 2021

These regulations will likely require both small and large companies operating in the European Union to respect human rights, protect the environment, and comport with ethical business practices in their operations and supply chains, including through their direct commercial partnerships with other business entities and suppliers.

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