Manufacturers, Exceptions

BIOSECURE Act: Anticipated Movement, Key Provisions, and Likely Impact

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/11/2024

Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more

Products Liability Series: What is Arkansas' Law on Joint and Several Liability?

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2020

Arkansas limits a judgment against a defendant to no more than its proportional share of the damages. In other words, damages are allocated to a defendant in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault. For...more

Manufacturers Can Apply "Optional Safety Device" Exception to Design Defect Claims in Rental Market

Harris Beach PLLC on 6/19/2019

New York state's High Court has expanded the optional safety device exception to strict products liability to apply to equipment rental. ...more

Product Line Exception to Successor Non-Liability

Butler Snow LLP on 7/9/2018

Generally, product liabilities do not flow to the buyer of a company’s assets, which can be a driving force behind structuring a deal as an asset purchase as opposed to a corporate merger. There are four traditional...more

The Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments May Do Little to Relieve California Headaches for Businesses

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/12/2016

Business groups largely supported the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amendments?recently signed into law by President Obama—in order to address concerns about the emergence of varying state-by-state requirements that...more

Opportunities for Increased Drug Sales to the VA

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/26/2016

Pharmaceutical manufacturers that produce drugs in non-designated countries under the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) may now have an opportunity to increase their sales to the United States government. The Department of Veterans...more