Fashion Industry, Textiles, Manufacturers

California Passes Trend-Setting EPR Law for Apparel, Textiles

BCLP on 10/8/2024

California has become the first state in the nation to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law making producers of apparel and textiles responsible for the full lifecycle of those products....more

Fashion Industry Beware - PFAS Bans on Apparel Effective January 1, 2025

Venable LLP on 10/2/2024

PFAS laws will significantly impact the fashion industry come 2025. New York and California have each passed legislation that will regulate the use—and eventual phaseout—of PFAS in apparel and other textiles....more

California Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing Products

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 11/10/2022

The State of California has always been a leader in regulating chemical ingredients contained in products sold in the state (think Prop 65), and it has turned its sights towards per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

U.S. Customs Bans More Textile Imports From China

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 12/23/2020

On December 2, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) against cotton products made by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (“XPCC”) or any of its affiliates...more

An Unintended Interruption to the Global Supply Chain

Goulston & Storrs PC on 3/9/2020

The current outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronoavirus) will be a test of the global supply chain’s strength in the face of unintended interruptions, and can be a lesson on building-in supply-chain contingency plans. As a result...more

Aloha, Copyright Infringement

Knobbe Martens on 1/21/2019

On October 23, 2018, Rube P. Hoffman, a California textile manufacturer known for their Hawaiian prints and aloha shirts, filed a copyright infringement suit in the Central District of California against Zara USA, Inc., one...more