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New State Laws Limiting the Use of PFAS in Consumer Products Continue to Proliferate

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Over the past few years, the regulation of per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products has exploded. While manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have focused on significant new consumer product PFAS...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Maritime Products Liability Law: Understanding the Fundamentals

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The United States Supreme Court first recognized products liability, including strict liability, as part of the general maritime law in East River Steamship S.S. Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval, Inc., 476 U.S. 858 (1986). The...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Cannabis & the Mid-Terms: What Tax Policy?

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On October 6, 2022, the President announced three changes in the Federal government’s policy toward cannabis: 1.He pardoned all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana; 2.He urged governors to do the same...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Maine Becomes First State to Sign Extended Producer Responsibility Law for Packaging, Other States with Plastics and Packaging...

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Key Takeaways What is Happening? On July 13, 2021, Maine became the first state to sign Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation into law for plastics and packaging materials, and Oregon may soon follow. This...more

Haug Partners LLP

The Impact of COVID-19 and Accelerated Growth of E-commerce on Gray Market Sales

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COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of society—our lives, our jobs, and our businesses. In addition to dominating decisions relating to consumer spending and purchasing, COVID-19 has created surpluses of goods,...more

Troutman Pepper

HHS Provides Liability Immunity for Coronavirus Countermeasures

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Makers, distributors, program planners and administering entities of coronavirus (COVID-19) countermeasures are protected from liability under a declaration issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Charges Diageo for Violation of Known Trends MD&A Disclosure Requirements

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On Feb. 19, 2020, the SEC announced charges against Diageo plc, an alcoholic beverages company, arising out of its failure to make required disclosures of known trends with respect to alleged unsustainable overshipments of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.8.2020 | Top Story: Speaker Company Sonos Sues Google for Patent Infringement

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Home speaker maker Sonos has sued Google, accusing the company of “infringing on five of its patents, including technology that lets wireless speakers connect and synchronize with one another.” Sonos had originally partnered...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

AI & IOT integration in IBM’s Blockchain Supply Management as a Service (SPaaS)!

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Computerworld reported that IBM’s new SPaaS “allows distributors, manufacturers and retailers to integrate their own data and networks – as well as those of their suppliers – onto a Hyperledger-based blockchain to track and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Fresenius Medical’s Bribery Conduct Precludes Declination (Part II of III)

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Fresenius Medical came close to earning a declination under the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy. Unfortunately, Fresenius’ effort fell short — but it came close. Fresenius Medical operates more than 3700 dialysis clinics...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

Jones Day

France Simplifies Local Medical Device Regulations and Sets Precedent for Other Member States

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On April 26, 2018, the French administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d'Etat) issued a ruling that annulled Decree 2016-1716 of December 13, 2016 ("2016 Decree") related to the summary of characteristics for medical devices....more

Carlton Fields

Rules of the (International) Road, Brexit, PPP as a New Tool for Argentina, and Keeping Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit (Expect...

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- Post-Daimler: Are Non-U.S. Companies Safe from Suit in U.S. Courts? What if the Non-U.S. Parent Registers to Do Business in a State? - Rules of the (International) Road: Choosing and Appointing a Distributor ...more

Fisher Phillips

What’s the Real Effect of OSHA’s Revamped Inspection Process, the “Enforcement Weighing System?”

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On October 1, OSHA started its “Enforcement Weighing System,” which means that OSHA Compliance Officers and Area Offices will be under less pressure to complete a number of inspections and will receive credit for separate...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Five 2015 Corporate Compliance / Litigation Issues Manufacturers Need To Keep An Eye On

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It is our annual tradition at the beginning of each year to report on significant issues that face manufacturers/distributors in the year ahead.  Two weeks ago, Matt reported on significant issues in the labor/employment...more

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Data Privacy: A Bill in Congress Every Manufacturer Should Be Aware of

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One of the issues that manufacturers/distributors are paying more attention to is their document retention policies. Things get complicated, however, when a corporation has operations outside of the United States. It is not...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Protecting Trade Secrets During Business Collaboration

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Businesses are increasingly working together to develop new products and services. With that collaboration is the risk that precious trade secrets will be lost. Attorney Christopher Larus sits down with Seth Northrop to...more

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