The following decisions provide useful guidance for crafting product labeling that is resilient to legal challenges brought under California’s consumer protection laws.

As the United States Supreme Court was on the cusp of resolving a circuit split concerning the propriety of “tester” standing under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Respondent, a self-avowed ADA tester who was responsible for creating the circuit split by filing lawsuits in numerous jurisdictions—voluntarily dismissed the case on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.

In late March, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari involving a case that could have a nationwide impact on lawsuits brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now at our fingertips.  No longer a concept hidden behind the walls of Big Tech and academia, AI programs are now available and accessible to everyone.  Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have made headlines for its human-like conversation and writing, and Lensa has done the same for its ability to create original works of art. 

In what is considered the largest privacy-related settlement in history, Google will pay $391.5 million to 40 states to settle an investigation by 40 state attorneys general.  The bipartisan coalition of attorneys general alleged that Google misled users into believing that opting out of sharing their location data prevented the company from tracking users’ locations.