By Andrew H. Perellis and Ilana R. Morady

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently issued an opinion holding that arranger liability under Section 9607(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) can attach to a potentially responsible party (PRP) even if a PRP does not direct a site owner to dispose of

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By Ilana Morady

A class action lawsuit filed this month in the Central District of California claims that Frito-Lay has engaged in misleading advertising, unfair competition, and breach of express warranty by marketing Tostitos and SunChips as made with “all natural” ingredients. The heart of the lawsuit centers on the claim that the popular snack foods are not made of

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