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Fish and Wildlife Service Increases Civil Penalties for Violations of Federal Wildlife Protection Laws

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On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a final rule increasing civil monetary penalties for violations of several federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws (Final Rule).  The...more

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Whistleblower Day 2023: The (R)evolution of Speaking Up

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On July 30, 1778, the Second Continental Congress passed the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1778, which is considered to be the first whistleblower law in world history. Much has changed in two and a half centuries, but very...more

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2023 Inflation Adjustments to Civil Penalties for Violations of Wildlife Protection Laws Announced

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This January, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce announced updated civil monetary penalties for violations of federal wildlife and natural resource protection laws including the Endangered Species...more

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How Amendments to the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, if Enacted, Would Impact USDA Licensed Exhibitors

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H.R. 263: Big Cat Public Safety Act was passed Congress on December 6, 2022 — next stop — the President. If enacted, the amendments to the Lacey Act would revise restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats,...more

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Executive Order on Forests, Communities, and Local Economics Comment Period Open

The Department of State (“State Department”) recently announced that it is seeking public comments related to the Biden-Harris administration’s Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local...more

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Additional Wood Products Require Lacey Act Import Declaration: Phase Six Effective October 1, 2021

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On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Federal Register Notice announcing that additional plant and plant products (including certain wood-based...more

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The Lacey Act in the 21st Century: An Old Law’s Renewed Clout Imposes Serious Consequences on Importers and Processors of Foreign...

In the past several years, some high-profile federal enforcement cases have confirmed the importance of awareness of, and compliance with, the Lacey Act. The first notable enforcement action under the Lacey Act took place...more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | October 2017

The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

insights Newsletter - Summer 2017

Shumaker is pleased to present the Summer 2017 issue of insights. In it we discuss: - Proposition 65 Amendments Require Re-evaluation of Products and Warnings - Privacy Compliance Driven by the European Union...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Increases Civil Penalties

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published an interim rule (pdf) revising its civil procedure regulations for the assessment of civil penalties for violations of various laws and regulations within the Service’s...more

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US CHINA TRADE WAR–Trump, Trade Policy, NME, TPP, Trade, Customs, False Claims, Products Liability, Antitrust and Securities

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Dear Friends, After returning from a two week trip to China to work on the Solar Cells case, this March blog post will cover trade policy, including Trump’s impact on Trade Policy, trade, Customs, False Claims Act, the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Lacey Act Lessons from the Lumber Liquidators $13 Million Settlement: Has the Definition of “Due Care” Been Expanded?

On October 7, 2015, Lumber Liquidators agreed to plead guilty to five criminal charges, including one felony, stemming from the purchase and import of certain wood products through three separate Chinese suppliers. The plea...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Announcement of Criminal Charges against Lumber Liquidators Underscores the Need for Lacey Act Compliance

On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Lumber Liquidators announced in its most recent 10Q that the United States Department of Justice plans to pursue criminal charges surrounding allegations the company illegally imported wood in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Feds’ Reliance on Environmental Activism Underscores Need for Lacey Act Compliance

The search warrant recently executed by U.S. Customs and Fish and Wildlife Service agents on a Virginia-based flooring wholesaler surrounded allegations that the company had illegally imported wood in violation of the Lacey...more

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Compliance in the Supply Chain – The Lesson of Gibson Guitar and the Lacey Act

I thought about the Astros futility when reading about the Criminal Enforcement Agreement (CEA) entered into by Gibson Guitar Corp (Gibson) for violations of the Lacey Act, which is a 111-year-old law, originally enacted to...more

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