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Automotive & Mobility

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Trade Secrets, Non Competes & Restrictive Covenants

Theft of trade secrets and other confidential information occurs all too frequently in today’s global, highly mobile, and competitive marketplace. In the course of advising clients, we have developed comprehensive, yet scalable, strategies for both mitigating against and responding to issues along the trade secrets protection spectrum, including helping position clients proactively before trade secrets theft occurs....Read more

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Food & Beverage

As a leading law firm with decades of experience representing the interests of food and beverage clients, Winston has a dedicated multinational and cross-disciplinary team of attorneys that focuses on the unique and varied ways in which laws, regulations, and market forces impact our clients in this sector....Read more

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Product Liability & Mass Torts Digest

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March 27, 2025

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A Natural Solution: Court Dumps Microplastic Suit for Lack of Scientific Evidence

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently dismissed a putative class action complaint alleging the term “natural” on Fiji Water bottle labels is false and misleading due to alleged microplastics contained in the water, because the plaintiffs failed to provide specific evidence to plausibly establish such contamination.

Product Liability & Mass Torts Digest

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March 26, 2025

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You Are What You Say You Are: Ruling Emphasizes Product Representations Mean What They “Actually Say”

In a February 20, 2025 order, the District Court for the Northern District of California partially granted a motion to dismiss product liability claims based on theories that the descriptions of baby and infant bottles and cups as “BPA Free” were an affirmative misrepresentation. Miller v. Philips N. Am. LLC, Civil No. 3:24-CV-03781-RFL (N.D. Cal. 20 Feb. 2025).

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March 24, 2025

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Winston & Strawn Expands Leveraged Finance Group with Addition of Andrew Jacobs in New York

NEW YORK—March 24, 2025— Winston & Strawn announced today the addition of Andrew Jacobs to the firm’s New York office. He joins the firm’s Transactions Department as a partner in the Finance Practice....Read more
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What Is a Manufacturing Defect?

In the product liability context, a manufacturing defect claim arises when a plaintiff alleges that a mistake occurred during the manufacturing process of a particular product that made it different from its intended design. Unlike a design defect claim, which concerns the inherent dangers of a product’s design, manufacturing defect claims focus on deviations from the product’s intended specifications....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an executive agency of the United States under the direct authority of the President of the United States. The EPA’s mission is to protect people and the environment from significant health risks. The EPA is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enforcing environmental regulations and policies, including regulating the manufacturing, processing, distribution, and use of chemicals and other pollutants. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures....Read more

Law Glossary

What Does “No Sugar Added” Mean?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set guidelines regarding the meaning of no sugar added. The FDA provides specific labeling requirements for the nutrient content of foods and claims about those foods. According to the FDA, when manufacturers claim a food has “no added sugars,” it cannot be processed with any sugar or sugar-containing ingredients, though it can have sugar alcohol or artificial sweeteners. Products without added sugar can contain naturally occurring sugar....Read more
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