Thomas R. Waskom
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Articles
FTC Complaints and Class Actions Send Warning to Consumer Product Manufacturers and Retailers: Double-Check Your Product Warranties
USA - September 22 2022 In the past year, the FTC has promoted consumers’ so-called “right to repair.” In particular, the FTC has focused on the “Anti-Tying Rule” of the…
Wave of Magnuson-Moss Class Actions Sends Warning to Manufacturers and Retailers: Check Your Warranties
USA - September 15 2022 In the past year, the FTC has promoted consumers’ so-called “right to repair” through enforcement actions and policy statements. In particular, the…
EPA Proposes Ban of Chrysotile Asbestos in Historic TSCA Risk Management Rule
USA - April 20 2022 On April 12, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a sweeping proposed ban on ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos…
Nancy B. Beck, Alexandra B. Cunningham, Matthew Z. Leopold, Elizabeth Reese
9th Circ. Courts Should Ditch Obsolete Class Notice Standard
USA - December 8 2020 Many more putative class actions are filed than ever reach the class certification stage. One reason is that named plaintiffs not infrequently settle…
2nd Circ. Slack-Fill Ruling Makes Injunctive Relief Harder
USA - July 24 2020 With its decision in Berni v. Barilla S.p.A., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opened a circuit split with significant implications…
