Construction Marketing
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Filing a roof replacement insurance claim may be your only chance of taking care of the necessary repairs and renovations, especially after a huge storm, water damage, or other calamities and catastrophes. This having been said, here are 5 tips for filing a roof replacement insurance claim. Consider What the Policy Covers.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 4, 2014
made misleading and unsubstantiated biodegradability claims for its plastic products. Under the FTC’s final order, APM is prohibited from making biodegradability claims unless they are true and supported by competent and reliable scientific evidence. In another FTC green marketing case, N.E.W. Plastics Corp.,
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Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission announced six enforcement actions last week, including against companies that marketed supposedly biodegradable plastic rebar cap covers, plastic golf tees, and plastic shopping bags, as part of the agency’s ramped up crackdown on environmental claims. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc. Carnie Cap, Inc.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 22, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission will begin to ramp up enforcement of deceptive environmental claims, according to Jessica Rich, director of the commission’s consumer protection bureau. “A growing number of consumers are looking to buy green products and companies respond with green marketing.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
The Federal Trade Commission made public that its staff sent letters to 15 businesses last month warning that their biodegradable claims related to “oxodegradable” plastic waste bags may be deceptive. “Claims that products are environmentally friendly influence buyers, so it’s important they be accurate.”
Best Practices Construction Law
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
I just blogged about asking for what you want and the importance of complying with notice provisions in pursuing a construction claim. A court in Oklahoma just reminded me that not all claims require notice. Here’s what I mean. In WinCo Foods, LLC v. Crossland Construction Co. , CIV-18-175-HE (Nov. 21, 2019) (PDF), the U.S
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 10, 2014
Owners of buildings that generate onsite renewable energy, with solar panels or otherwise, and sell the renewable energy credits (RECs) should not claim the building “uses renewable energy.” The FTC, however, can take action under the Act if a marketer makes an environmental claim inconsistent with the Guides.
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