Build America Buy America What is it? How to qualify.
Podcast - The FTC Takes Action Against Old Southern Brass for False "Made in the USA" Claims
Powering Through the Environmental Challenges of EV Development - Energy Law Insights
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: The CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
Perfecting High-Performance Battery Chemistry With John Kem, American Battery Factory — Battery + Storage Podcast
Hot Topics in international trade
Video: Making Trade Inclusive for All Americans: A Conversation with AAEI's Eugene Laney Jr., Ph.D.
(Podcast) The Briefing: Are LEGO Creations Based on Religious Texts Eligible for Copyright Protection?
The Briefing: Are LEGO Creations Based on Religious Texts Eligible for Copyright Protection?
Hot Topics in International Trade A Year in Review (Quickly)
Domesticating the Battery Supply Chain With ENTEK and KORE Power — Battery + Storage Podcast
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Is It Time to Find a New Supplier?
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Candid Conversations with Suppliers in Distress
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Identifying Suppliers in Distress
Podcast: The Legal Battle Over Mifepristone - Diagnosing Health Care
Podcast - Made in the USA Claims
The Labor Law Insider: Union Activity, Employment Engagement, and Changes in the Manufacturing Industry
WorldSmart: The Move to Mexico— Why Companies are Setting Sights on Mexico Post COVID
Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
Five Questions, Five Answers: Driving the I-75 with Rick Walker of GAMA Georgia
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Mr. Mulch, LLC (“Mr. Mulch”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Stormwater...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and the Heil Company, Inc. (“Heil”) entered into a June 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more
In the first half of 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued to ramp up efforts to limit sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). We previously reported on FDA’s heightened...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Evonik Corporation (“EC”) entered into a May 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CAP. The...more
As previously reported by Home Textiles Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a “record civil penalty” of $3.175 million against a retailer who failed to tell the truth about whether the products it sells...more
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have published important guidance and recommendations for pharmaceutical companies to develop and implement...more
Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely labeling its replacement parts as “Made in USA,” the largest civil penalty ever in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Made in USA...more
Manufacturers need to be careful in the New Year to start complying with new laws in New York and California expanding consumers’ right to repair certain products. California joined the right-to-repair movement with the...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently filed new injunction and civil money penalty proceedings against unauthorized, flavored e-liquids and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) manufacturers and...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Westlake Styrene, LLC (“Westlake”) entered into an October 18th Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See SA-AE-23-0032. ...more
On October 25, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 23-08, in which it refused to approve a proposal by a manufacturer and distributor of hearing...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and The Bryce Company, LLC (“Bryce”) entered into an October 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
This opinion addresses a proposed arrangement (“Proposed Arrangement”) by the manufacturer of cochlear implants (“Requestor”), where the Requestor would provide certain patients who receive one of their implants with a free...more
The interconnectedness of the global economy has resulted in consumers being faced with a wide selection of substitute products from many different countries. A ”Made in the United States” claim could be, and often is, a...more
On October 5, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion No. 22-19 (the “Opinion”), which limits the ability of pharmaceutical manufacturers to offer cost-sharing subsidies to Medicare Part D (“Part...more
On August 30, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint and proposed order for Ohio-based Electrowarmth Products, LLC and its owner, alleging they improperly claimed that their heated fabric truck bunk...more
A proposed FTC settlement that involves alleged false Made in USA representations and alleged deceptive COVID claims was recently filed by the Department of Justice on the FTC’s behalf against an individual and the two...more
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a favorable determination, Advisory Opinion 22-06, on behalf of a biopharmaceutical company (the Requestor) regarding the...more
On December 28, 2021, the federal government submitted notices to appeal three federal district court decisions related to the use of contract pharmacies under the federal 340B drug pricing program. The appeals are the latest...more
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a press release suggesting that the agency will be cracking down on allegedly deceptive practices in social media and online reviews, scrutinizing in particular reviewers who...more
New York AG Letitia James and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) reached a settlement with auto parts manufacturer American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (“American Axle”) to resolve allegations...more
On March 18, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion No. 21-01 (Opinion) regarding a free drug program sponsored by a pharmaceutical manufacturer of a personalized cell and gene therapy...more
On March 18, 2021, OIG issued Advisory Opinion 21-01, addressing whether a pharmaceutical manufacturer may provide a personalized medicine made from a patient’s own cells as a one-time, potentially curative treatment (the...more
More aggressive enforcement actions and increased regulatory activities under the Biden Administration are here. In President Biden’s first weeks, he is making good on his promise to reverse course from the previous...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance on the thresholds that Applicable Manufacturers and Group Purchasing Organizations are required to report annually under the Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. §...more