States Do-it-Themselves: Amid Spotty Federal Enforcement, State Legislatures are Revamping Right-to-Repair Laws at an Unprecedented Pace

At both the federal and state levels, product warranties and product-design features that may limit how consumers repair and service products have increasingly come under legal scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and class-action plaintiffs have filed complaints in recent years seeking to enforce warranties and challenge repair restrictions, though state legislatures have been most active recently, particularly as new and more complex technologies have become integrated into c