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
WorldSmart: The Move to Mexico— Why Companies are Setting Sights on Mexico Post COVID
Proposition 65 – Changes That Will Impact the Cannabis Sector
MLM Defense: FTC Earnings Claims and Nonsolicitation Clauses
Supply Chain Disruptions with Special Guest Chris Mills, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn
Law Brief®: Mark Rosenberg and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Online Distribution Leakage
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Business Divorces in the Food and Supplements Space
Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
Texas House Passes Pandemic Liability Protection Act
Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
From Farm to Shelf – COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains
Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Quality Agreements for FDA-Regulated Products: Looking Under the Hood
RCG Webinar | Where's the Beef?
Lowndes Client Corner Podcast Episode 1 - DraftLine Technologies, The Business of Beer
Protecting Trade Secrets During Business Collaboration
Mexico's Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF) on May 28, 2026, published a presidential decree declaring July 24 as the new National Day of Tequila (Día Nacional del Tequila), aligning it with the...more
On its face, the unanimous decision issued May 28th by the U.S. Supreme Court on the scope of the interstate transportation exemption from arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) may seem like an unfavorable...more
Described by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as “another wave of the opioid epidemic,” a rapidly expanding surge of wrongful death and product liability lawsuits is targeting manufacturers, distributors, and retailers...more
Skin substitutes, bioengineered or natural materials designed to promote healing by replacing or supporting damaged skin, have become a key component of advanced wound care....more
Our Food & Beverage and Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources groups provide an update on state extended producer responsibility (EPR) compliance....more
Between federal regulatory volatility, aggressive state PFAS bans, expanding reporting obligations, and litigation moving beyond the MDL, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most pivotal years yet for PFAS compliance. At...more
Approximately 27 billion diapers are used in America each year, and a bill under consideration in California would change how any diapers sold, distributed, or manufactured in California are labeled. ...more
A decision from the New Jersey Appellate Division offers timely and practical guidance for franchisors, manufacturers, and suppliers focused on managing and protecting distribution and brand relationships....more
In a distribution territory dispute, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Maryland Federal District Court properly considered parol evidence and reasonably found that the distributor’s territory encompassed an...more
A federal court in Oregon has done something no U.S. court has done before: paused enforcement of a state extended producer responsibility (EPR) law on constitutional grounds—though notably, the pause applies only to members...more
The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed a trial court’s judgment in favor of a petroleum distributor/lessor, holding that convenience store operators selling gasoline under commissioned agent agreements were not...more
Key Takeaways - CMS imposes nationwide DMEPOS enrollment moratorium to combat fraud risk. Effective February 27, 2026, CMS has implemented a six‑month nationwide moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for certain DMEPOS...more
Directive (EU) 2024/2853 (EU PLD) represents an important change in EU product liability, modernising the framework to reflect increasingly complex, tech‑driven products and global supply chains. Consumer protection is...more
Key Takeaways - IEEPA tariff refunds depends on importer status. Following the Supreme Court’s 2026 decision limiting presidential tariff authority, only the Importer of Record can seek refunds from U.S. Customs and Border...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued a decision strengthening the “sealed container” defense available to non‑manufacturing sellers in products liability cases. In Weaver v. AMV Holdings LLC, the court found in...more
On March 4, 2026, Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a sweeping order requiring the government to finalize the cost of bringing millions of shipments into the U.S. without assessing the...more
The Court of Appeals’ decision in Weaver v. AMV Holdings, LLC reinforces a core principle of North Carolina products‑liability law: downstream retailers and distributors are protected by the sealed container defense when...more
A founder-focused look at how to negotiate termination clauses and build flexible contract terms in CPG vendor and service agreements. In the fast-moving world of consumer-packaged goods (CPG), founders make big bets early....more
On December 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to industry emphasizing the importance of “effective recall compliance across the food supply chain” and reminding industry of their...more
On February 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Oregon's Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act against the National Association of...more
Key Takeaways - The EU’s Forced Labour Regulation creates a sweeping product ban, not just a reporting obligation. Beginning December 14, 2027, any product made wholly or partly with forced labor at any tier of the supply...more
In recent years, the alcohol beverage industry has faced a growing wave of consumer false advertising lawsuits alleging fraud or mislabeling – a trend that first took hold in the food sector and has now expanded aggressively...more
The Opioid crisis has been a perennial priority for state attorneys general, and was the marquis priority for the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) in both 2023 (under OH AG Dave Yost) and 2025 (under NH AG...more
In this report, we explore how MiFID II inducements requirements apply to firms and their counterparties in common scenarios. The MiFID II inducements regime is complex and can cause confusion. Not only do different...more
In passing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Act, Congress closed the hemp loophole effective Nov. 12, 2026, sending shock waves through the estimated $30 billion national...more