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Recently, the FDIC published its list of administrative enforcement actions issued in November 2025. The agency reported seven orders and stated one of those orders had previously been “inadvertently omitted.” ...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“”Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nokian Tyres U.S. Operation (“Nokian”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See...more
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) is considering a new expedited enforcement path for minor regulatory violations to more efficiently deploy agency resources and help remedy its backlog of enforcement...more
For the first time in 26 years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed adding a new active ingredient to the list of permissible sunscreen actives in the United States....more
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT or court), on December 23, 2025, issued Administrative Order 25-02 staying all recently filed cases challenging tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which regulates telemarketing, fax advertising, and the National Do Not Call Registry, has been around for over 30 years. During this time, the Federal Communications Commission...more
On Sept. 20, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that unilateral administrative orders (UAOs) do not constitute “civil actions” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more
Recent FDA actions offer long-awaited clarity on what constitutes a ‘minor change’ to solid oral OTC dosage forms, providing manufacturers with a clearer pathway for certain modifications while maintaining a measured,...more
President Donald J. Trump, in December 2017, discussed the number of regulations eliminated in his first Administration’s “far-reaching regulatory reform,” known as the “two-for-one rule.” Eleven months earlier, Trump had...more
In an effort to address a variety of concerns that have arisen over the past several years related to “lab shopping” for the most favorable cannabis test results, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Highfill, Arkansas entered into an October 14 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a...more
Starting on Monday, October 21, 2024, the Butler County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas will require an Affidavit about the use of Generative AI to be attached to court filings. This marks a new development in courts’...more
In law school, we’re all taught the basics of binding versus nonbinding precedent. Case law from within the applicable jurisdiction is generally binding, while case law from other jurisdictions is merely persuasive. Less...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and State of New York (“NY”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) with the following: Westchester Joint...more
The Florida Supreme Court has taken steps to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of civil litigation, and it has issued two separate per curiam opinions introducing proposed substantial amendments to the Florida Rules of...more
On February 14, 2024, Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas signed an Administrative Order amending Section 202.70(b)(1) of the Uniform Rules for the Supreme and County Courts (Rules of the Commercial Division of the...more
The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc., and the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (collectively, “Riverkeeper”) sent a July 14th Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to file a...more
Last June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought a lawsuit against Gravity Defyer and its owner in federal court, alleging that the defendants were making deceptive pain-relief claims for Gravity Defyer footwear. The...more
On February 17, 2023, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced the launch of the new Trademark Decisions and Proceedings Search Tool. This tool allows users to filter and search expungement and reexamination...more
For years, lead generators have obtained telephone numbers for their clients to call by obtaining the consumer’s consent to receive calls from certain entities specifically identified by the lead generator. A typical model...more
Even the best litigator loses on a motion every now and then. When that happens in Arkansas state court, oftentimes the judge may file a verbatim order drafted by opposing counsel as the final order. Sometimes these orders...more
What you need to know about the VARA Marketing Regulations - Following the issuance of Law No.4 of 2022 on the Regulation of Virtual Assets in February 2022 (the "DVAL") and the establishment of the Dubai Virtual Assets...more
A question that occasionally arises with petroleum underground storage tanks (“USTs”) and aboveground storage tanks (“ASTs”) is the various parties that may be responsible for complying with the relevant federal and state...more
The SEC’s Division of Enforcement talks a lot about valuing voluntary and proactive cooperation and remediation by companies. Yet less often do companies see some tangible evidence that such efforts can actually translate to...more
Earlier this year court officials in Clark County, Nevada, attempted to rein in deposition misbehavior by issuing an administrative order that collects in one place the law pertaining to the most common deposition-related...more