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'Forever Chemicals' Hit The Slopes And Get Athletes Disqualified

In such a high-profile competition, it is only natural that participants would do anything to gain a competitive edge, with athletes going as far as injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.

United States Energy

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ArentFox Schiff

Day One At The ICPHSO Symposium: Compliance Is The Floor, Not The Ceiling

Day one of the ICPHSO Annual Meeting & Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida made one thing crystal-clear: compliance is the floor, not the ceiling.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Industry Victory: Texas Food Additive Labeling Law Put On Ice

An unusual lineup of states is jumping on board the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" campaign. There are currently dozens of pending bills in state legislatures seeking to ban certain consumable...

United States Healthcare

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FBT Gibbons

CPSC At The Border: Challenges For Importers

When most consumer product companies think about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), they think recalls and injury prevention.

United States International

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ArentFox Schiff

NAD Decision Provides Guidance On #1 Claims

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CPSC Compliance: Five Tips For Product Manufacturers, Distributors, And Retailers

United States Consumer

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Beveridge & Diamond

White House Nominates Karen Sessions As Commissioner For The Consumer Product Safety Commission

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Product Design Differences And Your Duty To Warn

United States Litigation

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Cut, Clarity… And Compliance: How The CPSC Regulates Jewelry And Accessories

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

At The Wheel: Winter Edition

United States Consumer

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Dykema

Consumer Compass: Navigating The Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Issue I 2026

Worldwide Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2025 California Proposition 65 Trends

United States Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Enacts New Consumer Products Laws: 2025 Legislative Highlights

United States Environment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenwashing Suits Expand While PFAS Product Cases Hit Standing Hurdles

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Mediator-and Arbitrator-Retained Experts In Construction Or Business Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Wireless Litigation Trends At A Glance: Where The Risk Is Shifting Across The Ecosystem

Using litigation data across carriers, infrastructure providers, device manufacturers, and technology suppliers, we highlight where different types of disputes tend to arise and why those patterns vary by segment.

United States IP

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WIT Legal

FDA's Draft Guidance For Cosmetics Industry Explains Records-Access Authority During Inspections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance reminding the cosmetics industry that the agency can access a variety of business records during an inspection of a product's responsible person and manufacturing/processing facility.

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

Product Liability Litigation And The 2025 Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation: A Year In Review

In 2025, the JPML continued to grant a majority of the MDL petitions that it considered, including petitions involving product liability claims.

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Ohio Artificial Meat

Beware meat and egg product makers! On March 20, 2026, a new product labeling law will go into effect in Ohio. The bill, known as HB 10, targets products labeled as "meat" and "egg" items, but are, in reality...

United States Healthcare

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Steptoe LLP

ACI's 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum On Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

United States Healthcare

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Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

CPSC Withdraws Accreditation Of Four Consumer-Product Testing Laboratories In China

Worldwide Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Enforcement Under A Reorganized DOJ

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

Beyond The Checkout: Retail's 2026 Legal Minefield

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FDA Finds "Significant Data Gaps" For PFAS Used In Cosmetic Products

United States Healthcare

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Bergeson & Campbell

DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Files Its First Consumer Product Safety Act Action

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Important Year-End Developments In PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, And Connecticut

United States Environment

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Arnold & Porter

A Second Bite At The (Candied) Apple: The Latest Litigation Threat Targeting UPFs

United States Healthcare

AP

Arnold & Porter

CPSC Finalizes 2025 Bassinets And Cradles Safety Standard

On December 12, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a direct final rule updating the mandatory safety standard for bassinets and cradles to align with ASTM F2194-25, the latest version of the voluntary consumer safety specification.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

No-Injury, No-Deception: Recent Cases Show Available Paths For Early Dismissal Of PFAS Consumer Misrepresentation Claims

Personal injury and environmental plaintiffs have recovered billions of dollars over the last several decades since the dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), often referred to as "forever chemicals,"...

United States Healthcare

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Important Year-End Developments In PFAS State Law: Minnesota, New Mexico, And Connecticut

States continue to advance restrictions and disclosure requirements for products that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

A Second Bite At The (Candied) Apple: The Latest Litigation Threat Targeting UPFs

On December 2, 2025, the San Francisco City Attorney, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in California state court against major...

United States Healthcare

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Arnold & Porter

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Inside Litigation - Reshaping Product Liability Defense Strategies (Video)

Forum shopping. Nuclear verdicts. Artificial intelligence. Three forces are upending traditional product liability defense — and redefining strategy for the next generation of litigators.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

Replay: Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability And IP Strategies For Wearables (Video)

A replay of "Wearables Webinar Series, Part 3: Product Liability and IP Strategies for Wearables" is now available for viewing.

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

EC Requests Scientific Opinion On The Safety Of Hydrated Silica (Nano), Pyrogenic Silica (Nano), Silica Silylate (Nano), And Silica Dimethyl Silylate (Nano)

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) announced on October 30, 2025, that the European Commission (EC) requested a scientific opinion on the safety...

United States Consumer

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Bergeson & Campbell

HHS Divided: Can Consumers Be Trusted With Low-Risk Products?

Since his appointment, he has indicated his desire to allow individuals to try healing themselves as they see fit, regardless of FDA approval, stating, "We want to make sure that information is out there.

United States Healthcare

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Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

California Governor Vetoes PFAS Phaseout For Cookware And Consumer Goods

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Third Circuit Panel Opines On New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Cannabis Risks And Product Liability

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Textile & Packaging EPR Is Here: What Consumer Brands Need To Do Now (U.S. & Canada)

United States Consumer

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Impact Of Carroll And Economic Loss Rule On Service Providers In South Carolina

United States Commercial

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Moore & Van Allen

Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

United States Privacy

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Michael Best

Part II: Recent Changes In Jury Dynamics And How To Prepare Your Expert Accordingly (Podcast)

United States Consumer

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Holland & Knight

Texas AG App-Lifies Investigation Into Discord's Child Safety Practices

United States Consumer

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Cozen O'Connor

Who's Liable When AI Takes The Wheel? New Frontiers Of Civil Liability And Risk Mitigation Strategies In The EU And The U.S.

United States Technology

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Jones Day

Product Liability Considerations For Cannabis And Cardiovascular Risks

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Trump Nominates The Next CPSC Commissioner

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Creates New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Within Civil Division

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

EPA Proposes Targeted Regulatory Relief From HFC Technology Transitions Rule Requirements

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

What Every Consumer Products Retailer Needs To Know About The CPSC

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Trending Up/Trending Down: Advanced Mobility

United States Transport

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Dykema

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Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

MB

Michael Best

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

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Bracewell

Best Practices For Complying With Consumer Products Safety Commission Regulations (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Meta-Verdict: Developers' Liability For Avatar Misdeeds

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Gamma Law

Products Liability (US) (Video)

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Alpha Partners

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