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The FTC’s Warning Letters - Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent eight companies warning letters regarding their warranty practices, alerting them that certain restrictive warranty language may violate...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
The FTC has issued warning letters to eight companies, accusing them of possibly imposing restrictions on third-party servicing of products in violation of the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA). The MMWA is a federal...more
The FTC sent warning letters to eight companies informing them that their warranty practices may violate the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) by allegedly restricting consumers’ ability to repair their products....more
Product lifecycle is the common thread in emerging Right to Repair and fashion waste legislation - Whether consumers are looking at coffeemakers, smartphones, jeans or shoes, many are rejecting planned obsolescence — the...more
This Article is Part 1 in a series of articles discussing common considerations that homeowners should look for before, during, and after a residential construction project. Part 1 focuses on arguably the most important...more
Manufacturers need to be careful in the New Year to start complying with new laws in New York and California expanding consumers’ right to repair certain products. California joined the right-to-repair movement with the...more
The Québec government recently adopted Bill 29, an Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods (the Act), which introduces several substantive...more
Over the last several years, State and Federal legislatures across the country have proposed and adopted laws that will transform and hinder the entire manufacturing industry. The various right-to-repair laws gaining traction...more
Le 1er juin 2023, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé le projet de loi no 29, Loi protégeant les consommateurs contre l’obsolescence programmée et favorisant la durabilité, la réparabilité et l’entretien des biens (le « projet...more
On June 1, 2023, the Government of Quebec tabled Bill 29 (Bill), an Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods, before the National Assembly of...more
The EU Commission is currently proposing a wide range of measures to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. At the same time it has a clear tendency to strengthen consumer rights. In...more
The EU Commission is currently proposing a wide range of measures to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050 and to strengthen consumer rights simultaneously. In this context it has now...more
New “Right to Repair” legislation worldwide seeks to extend product lifespan and increase circularity, thereby reducing premature waste. The legislation often aims to facilitate consumer and independent company repair of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has shifted its attention to repair restrictions. We had a head’s up that the decade-long hiatus was ending. In its July 2021 policy statement and May 2021 report to Congress, the FTC made...more
Nearly 50 years after Congress passed the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, warranties are in the antitrust news again. The “right to repair” movement is clamoring for legislation to give consumers the right and ability to unlock,...more
“Right to repair” is a consumer protection issue that is rapidly picking up steam. In addition to federal legislation that was introduced in 2022, there has been quite a lot of recent state legislative activity. And we have...more
The FTC is focused on ensuring that consumers have options when it comes to repairing products. In 2019, they held a workshop to discuss manufacturer restrictions on repair rights. In a 2021 report, they concluded there was...more
In recent years, a vigorous debate over consumers’ “right to repair” products they have purchased has earned the scrutiny of legislators and regulators, along with the attention of the plaintiffs’ class action bar. Until...more
The FTC filed complaints and proposed consent orders to resolve allegations that motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC and Westinghouse outdoor generator maker MWE Investments, LLC (“Westinghouse”)...more
Last week, the FTC brought and settled enforcement actions against two manufacturing companies for allegedly limiting customers’ right to repair purchased products under unlawful warranty terms. The FTC alleged that the two...more
We previously covered the emergence of the so-called “Right to Repair” legislative movement, which seeks to allow consumers the right to modify and repair their own electronic devices, rather than relying on the manufacturer...more
Right to repair laws have come in and out of the public eye over the last decade. While many of the earliest laws covered only specific industries, such as the automotive and farm equipment industries, many states are looking...more