Consumer Protection – May 23, 2012

by White & Case LLP on 5/4/2012

In this issue: - Chemicals ..New ban on cadmium in batteries proposed by EC ..Commission review of nanosilver ..Sweden considers new BPA ban for children’s food packaging ..Dry cleaning activities to be...more

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 4/13/2012

In December 2011, Governor Corbett signed into law the Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act ("Act 127") that expands the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's ("PUC" or "Commission") authority to enforce federal pipeline...more

by Reed Smith on 12/19/2011

In our August Alert "UK Electricity Market Reform - what does it mean for future generation projects?" we reviewed the UK Government's proposals, as set out in an energy White Paper1, to achieve its commitment to "transform...more

by White & Case LLP on 10/25/2011

In this issue… Chemical - French proposal to ban Bisphenol A in food containers approved by Assemblée Nationale - Commission adopts first-ever international definition of nanomaterials - ECHA publishes...more

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 5/5/2011

 Alleggerire i vincoli amministrativi sull’apertura dei punti vendita e sui comportamenti dei distributori al dettaglio (delle pompe di rifornimento), mantenendo solo quelli effettivamente necessari a perseguire...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/14/2010

Last week Sun Chips pulled its biodegradable snack bag off the market around the same time that the FTC announced that it wanted to change its so-called "Green Guides." Coincidence? Maybe. Sun Chips explained that the more...more

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 6/15/2010

In formal comments to the California Public Utility Commission, EPIC said that utility customers should control the use of personal information generated by Smart Grid services. EPIC warned that companies will otherwise use...more

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/2/2010

This Alert is Applicable to Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers Our Recommendation: *Submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to your utility on 9 am, April 16, 2010 *If accepted by the utility, the NOI provides a...more