The Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA) applies to all merchandise imported into the United States on or after June 22, 2022. The UFLPA establishes a rebuttable presumption that goods mined, produced, or manufactured...more
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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law on December 23, 2021, furthers the United States’ policy of prohibiting the importation of goods made with forced labor. The UFLPA requires Customs and Border...more
There may be a variety of defenses available to product manufacturers faced with potential product liability claims. Examples of these defenses include traditional common law and statutory defenses, such as: Contributory...more
On March 17, 2020, pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) and the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act, HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II issued a declaration (Declaration)...more
Hurricane Harvey has left our Houston and Texas communities with significant recovery and restoration needs. As attorneys, we struggle with how we can be most helpful. It is in this spirit, that we have compiled this Special...more
On February 11, 2016, the Senate passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) by a 75-20 vote. After passing the House of Representatives in December 2015, Senate action was delayed after a...more
On January 16, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (“CACR”), and the U.S. Department of Commerce amended the Export Administration...more
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On December 18, President Barack Obama signed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (UFSA) into law. Passed by the Congress in response to Russia’s support of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, it authorizes...more
Against the backdrop of a dramatic prisoner swap and almost eighteen months of “secret” negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba—facilitated by Canada, the Vatican, and others—President Barack Obama announced on December 17,...more