Peloton Recalls Treadmill Products After Fighting U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

On May 5, 2021 Peloton announced they were recalling their Tread+ and Tread Treadmill products due to the multiple injuries and even a child death that was reported. Back in April, Peloton fought the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on the need for a recall. The Commission issued an urgent warning for the Peloton treadmill owners to stop using them immediately. The fitness company is offering a full refund for the machines. These machines […]

By | September 21st, 2021 ||

Does “Side-Impact Tested” Mean That The Product Provides Increased Safety In Side-Impact Collisions?

In a lawsuit against Graco Children’s Products, the plaintiffs alleged that Graco advertised that certain booster seats that the company sells are “side impact tested” and are also safe for children as small as thirty pounds and as young as three years old.  The plaintiffs argued that these claims — which appeared on Graco’s website, on product packaging, on the seats themselves, and elsewhere — were false, since the booster seats do not appreciably […]

By | September 7th, 2021 ||

Rapid-Fire Update On International Developments In Products Law: Webinar Recording

On 28 July, Cooley’s international products team hosted a 30-minute rapid-fire webinar covering the latest important developments in the EU and US for product stakeholders.

Topics included:

Important changes made in the revised 2022 EU Blue Guide and why they matter.
An update on the progress of the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation and Common Charger initiatives.
The new right to repair laws passed in New York state.
The implications of a recent civil penalty issued by the US […]

By | August 5th, 2021 ||