On June 25, 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new standard addressing the flammability of upholstered furniture went into effect.1 The rule adopts California Technical Bulletin 117-2013—applicable to...more
The Ninth Circuit rules in favor of furniture designer Herman Miller in its trade dress infringement suit against a copycat manufacturer of knockoff Eames and Aeron office chairs. The court affirms a jury finding that the...more
On October 2 and 3, Womble Bond Dickinson participated in the always successful AHFA Regulatory Summit. This annual event is attended by leaders in the furniture industry as the presenters review significant legal and...more
New York furniture retailers and manufacturers have until October 12, 2019 to comply with a New York state law that requires that clothing storage units be labeled with a permanent tip hazard warning and sold with a tip...more
On March 22, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to implement its own formaldehyde emission standards as required under the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, Title VI to the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is publishing in the Federal Register a notice of draft toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and PFBS. PFBS are titled Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid which include...more
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States (“Subcommittee”) of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on September 6th titled: “Perfluorinated Chemicals in the...more
Prior to a recent change in the law, copyright protection in an artistic work expired after 25 years if articles embodying the work had been applied industrially (defined as making more than fifty articles). This kept the...more
Today the EPA issued its final rule related to formaldehyde emissions standards. This rule will affect manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers of furniture manufactured with composite woods (hardwood plywood...more
Currently, furniture makers and retailers may opt to comply with voluntary stability and tip-over standards established by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...more
In This Issue: - American Firms Celebrated on National Manufacturing Day - Supreme Court Denies Petitions For Writs Of Certiorari In CDSOA Furniture Cases - News Of Note ..United States Announces...more
"oIn This Issue: - A Hundred Years Of Making Furniture In Southern Virginia. And Then Came China. - Domestic OCTG Industry Largely Prevails In Trade Cases, But Some Foreign Producers Avoid Duties - News...more
Amini Innovation Corporation ("AICO") filed suit on June 30, 2014 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (AICO's home court) again Yuan Tai Enterprises, Inc., a Texas corporation. The...more