December 18, 2023
By: Anne Marie Ellis, Esq., and Neusha “Naz” Etemad, Esq
Anne Marie Ellis and Neusha “Naz” Etemad of Buchalter discuss California’s upcoming consumer protection laws and how companies and law firms can prepare for them in the new year.
Right to repair law, SB 244, effective July 1, 2024
Emulating New York, Colorado, and Minnesota, Governor Gavin Newsom enacted SB 244, a right-to-repair bill designed to establish a fair marketplace for electronics and appliances while prohibiting impediments to third-party repair. Notably, video game consoles and alarm systems are exempted from the Right to Repair Act as they fall outside the definition of “electronic or appliance products.”
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