Greenberg Traurig’s Gene Livingston, shareholder and chair of the Proposition 65 & Green Chemistry Practice, will be chairing Prop. 65 Clearinghouse’s 13th Annual Prop. 65 Conference at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. The Conference will take place on Monday, Sept. 24. According to the organization, attendees will be privy to hands-on advice
Standing and the Right to Sue Under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Brett M. Doran authored an article published in DRI titled “Standing and the Right to Sue Under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act.” The article examines Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class actions and how courts have treated challenges to plaintiffs’ standing or right to sue. Click here to read the full
Prop 65 Ruling Based on Old Science
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Anthony J. Cortez and Associate Will Wagner co-authored an article in the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal titled “Prop 65 Ruling Based on Old Science,” discussing a recent Proposition 65 ruling that affects the sale of coffee in the state of California. To read the full article, please click here.
Anthony Cortez to Participate on AHPA’s California Prop 65 Webinar
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Anthony J. Cortez will participate on the American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) webinar panel, “CA Prop 65: Regulatory, Compliance and Litigation Developments,” July 25.
The webinar will discuss the recent developments related to Prop. 65 and the current litigation and regulatory environment. With his fellow panelists, Cortez will explain
GT’s Rob Herrington Honored by Century City Bar Association as 2017 Class Action Litigation Lawyer of the Year
California’s Century City Bar Association (CCBA) recently selected GT Century City shareholder Robert J. Herrington, Co-Chair of the global law firm’s Products Liability and Mass Torts Practice, as the 2017 Class Action Litigation Lawyer of the Year. Herrington was honored at the Association’s 49th Annual Installation Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the Intercontinental
GT Attorneys to Address Prop. 65 in Practice – Lessons Covering Hot Topics and Recent Developments Affecting Consumer Product Companies
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 1:00 pm ET, Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Anthony Cortez and Greg Sperla will be presenting a webinar hosted by AudioSolutionz entitled “Proposition 65 – Hot Topics and Recent Developments Affecting Consumer Product Companies.” This webinar will assist attendees to better understand the Impact of Proposition 65 on retail business and
Greenberg Traurig’s Food & Beverage Group Presents at Natural Products ExpoWest
Greenberg Traurig’s Food & Beverage practice group recently gave a very well-attended presentation at the world’s largest natural, organic, and healthy products show of the year in Anaheim, California, Natural Products ExpoWest. The presentation, entitled “All Natural to Zero Calories: The A to Z of Claims,” addressed claims made for products in the food and
Greenberg Traurig’s Gretchen Miller Chairs Defense Research Institute’s Annual Product Liability Conference
Gretchen N. Miller, Products Liability & Mass Torts shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, is serving as Program Chair for the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) 2017 Products Liability Conference. The annual event will take place Feb. 8-10, 2017, at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Miller will be welcoming conference attendees on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at
The Dutch Act on Collective Settlement of Mass Claims (WCAM) Goes Global Again: A Forum Outside the United States to Resolve Mass Claims Disputes Internationally
On March 14, 2016, Ageas (formerly, Fortis Bank) and several foundations representing the Fortis shareholders announced a EUR 1.204 billion settlement of shareholder claims and they are now seeking to declare the settlement legally binding on all shareholders under the 2005 Dutch Act on Collective Settlement of Mass Claims (the WCAM).[1] Recently, the settlement was
Greenberg Traurig Food & Beverage Attorneys to Speak at Natural Products Expo West
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP shareholders Robert J. Herrington, Justin J. Prochnow, and Rick L. Shackelford will participate in this year’s Natural Products Expo West convention, held Wednesday, March 9, to Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Anaheim Convention Center. This event is the world’s largest natural, organic, and healthy products expo.