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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Starbucks faces a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., alleging it can't call its coffee "ethically sourced" because it comes from farms that use child labor.

In October this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law (effective July 1, 2024) a sweeping ban on pricing goods and services without including all mandatory fees or charges.

Article - Hotel Dispute Lawyer: Disclosing Mandatory Resort Fees - What Hoteliers Need to Know - By Jim Butler - On July 1, 2024, a Comprehensive Ban on Pricing Goods and Services Without Including All Mandatory Fees Will Go into Effect in California. In the This Article, JMBM Partner Mark Adams Discusses the Implications of These Legal Developments for Hotel Owners. He Emphasizes the Need for Full Transparency to Avoid Financial Penalties, Litigation, and Reputational Damage.

IFAD’s anticorruption policy establishes zero-tolerance towards prohibited practices, such as fraud and corruption, in IFAD-funded or managed operations and activities.

Homeopathic drugs have an unusual status in the United States. On the one hand, they are incorporated into the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) within the definition...

Homeopathic drugs have an unusual status in the United States. On the one hand, they are incorporated into the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) within the definition of...

This recent ruling from the D.C. Court of Appeals foreshadows the possibility that retailers may opt to stop carrying homeopathic products in their stores both physical and online if the risk of liability to their own businesses becomes too great.

On May 10, SoLo Funds, Inc. (Solo), one of the largest community lending platforms in the United States, entered into a settlement with the District of Columbia attorney general (OAG)....

The Washington Commanders will pay more than half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit in D.C. alleging the team engaged in deceptive practices to hold on to hundreds of thousands of dollars in security deposits paid by fans for premium tickets.

In an article published by Law360, Christopher Cole, partner and chair of Katten's Advertising, Marketing and Promotions practice group, Johnjerica Hodge, partner and chair of Katten's Corporate and Social Governance and Investigations group, ...