Everyone has come into contact with California’s Proposition 65. Its ominous warnings now greet guests at Disneyland, drivers at California parking garages, visitors at hotels, shoppers at car dealerships and lunchgoers in fast-food lines. California is pretty serious about chemicals and has been since 1986 when the ballot initiative was first approved. More than three decades […]
What would the world be like without video? Honestly, probably a lot more productive. But two video startups are now making dueling legal claims against the other. Interactive video company Eko is accusing Quibi (same basic idea, but shorter) of infringing on its patented technology. At around the same time, The Hollywood Reporter noted that […]
A Petaluma vegan food company, Miyoko’s Creamery, recently sued the state of California in an interesting labeling dispute. Miyoko’s was ordered by California officials to stop using the word “butter” on its product labels and take down images of cows on its website. And they are fighting the directive in court, claiming the company’s […]
According to news sources, the Federal Trade Commission (you know them, you love them) said Monday that it plans to sue to block Edgewell’s $1.37 billion acquisition of shaving start-up Harry’s, citing competition concerns in the consumer shaving space. The agency argues that the shaving industry needs upstarts like Harry’s to keep giant companies like […]