The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently established a cross-agency task force that is dedicated to closely monitoring for fraudulent products related to COVID-19.

A putative class action challenging advertising claims for skin care products will move forward after a California federal court judge denied the defendants’ motion for summary judgment.

On January 14, a new version of the proposed Washington Privacy Act, Senate Bill 6281, was introduced in the state Senate.

A new false advertising lawsuit filed in California federal court accuses Bhang Corporation of duping consumers as its “Medicinal Chocolates” actually contain less cannabis than promised in its advertising.

Companies and class action defense attorneys jumped for joy in May 2016 when the Supreme Court issued its decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016). That opinion discussed a threshold constitutional requirement for being able to bring a lawsuit in federal court: standing (i.e., a ...

A California Court of Appeal found that plaintiff consumers had raised triable issues of fact on whether they suffered damages in reliance on allegedly misleading advertising about the extent of a 40%-off sale, despite plaintiffs' knowledge—before going through with the ...

Manatt investigations and white collar defense partner Sirena Castillo was recognized with a 2020 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award by Daily Journal for her successful work representing a class of more than 2,000 vulnerable juvenile immigrants that had been unlawfully denied ...

A federal district judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between Public Counsel, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, the LCCR, and the federal government that guarantees a class of abused, abandoned or neglected children in California will have access to a special form of immigration relief.

Manatt’s Sirena Castillo, a partner in the investigations and white collar defense group, spoke to Law360 about a judge’s recent ruling on a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Manatt’s Matt Kanny, chair of the firm’s litigation practice; Sirena Castillo, a partner in the firm’s litigation practice; and Adrianne Marshack, a partner in the firm’s class actions practice, were mentioned in a Law360 article on the rise of special immigrant protections ...

Employers beware, as 2016 promises to be a challenging year for employment and wage and hour compliance. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have been ramping up enforcement efforts, targeted investigations, audits and litigation.

2016 promises to be a challenging year for employment and wage and hour compliance. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have been ramping up enforcement efforts, targeted investigations, audits and litigation.