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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

Nanit sells a smart baby monitor, a WiFi-connected device with a video and audio feed that can track a baby's breathing motion, sleep patterns, and milestones.

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

Over the last decade, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has imposed dozens of multi-million-dollar civil penalties on companies under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA)...

United States Consumer

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Beveridge & Diamond

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

President Trump has nominated Karen Sessions to serve a seven-year term as Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), marking the latest step in reconstituting the agency following unprecedented...

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

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Enacts New Consumer Products Laws: 2025 Legislative Highlights

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenwashing Suits Expand While PFAS Product Cases Hit Standing Hurdles

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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

United States IP

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WIT Legal

FDA's Draft Guidance For Cosmetics Industry Explains Records-Access Authority During Inspections

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

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

United States Litigation

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Dechert

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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

The American Conference Institute's ("ACI") 13th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products returns March 12-13, 2026...

United States Healthcare

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Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara

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

Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") withdrew its accreditation for four consumer-product testing laboratories located in China...

Worldwide Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Enforcement Under A Reorganized DOJ

On December 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (Black & Decker).

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

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Perception, Risk, And Product Liability: Cannabis Research Catching Up To Consumer Behavior

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

United States Consumer

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

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Announces New Health & Safety Unit Within Fraud Section

The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently announced the creation of a fourth unit within the Section, the Health & Safety Unit ("HSU").

United States Criminal

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Perception, Risk, And Product Liability: Cannabis Research Catching Up To Consumer Behavior

Although cannabis research has been outpaced by consumer behavior and public policy, the research is catching up.

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Digital Apps As Product Liability Risks (Video)

Your app could be the next product liability defendant. In this edition of our Inside Litigation series, partner Diana Sterk examines a significant shift...

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

You've Received A Notice Of Violation From The CPSC – Now What?

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

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

The bill would have prohibited sales of most of the covered products starting in 2028, and of nonstick cookware containing polytetrafluoroethylene ("PTFE") and other PFAS beginning in 2030.

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Third Circuit Panel Opines On New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act

The Third Circuit held that, without more, a statutorily required surcharge disclosure was not an affirmative misrepresentation under the NJCFA even where the surcharge included undisclosed profit.

United States Consumer

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Dechert

Cannabis Risks And Product Liability

Although cannabis research has been outpaced by consumer behavior and public policy, the research is catching up. A growing body of medical studies link cannabis exposure to cardiovascular harms...

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

Key Considerations For Food Safety Recalls

United States Healthcare

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Steptoe LLP

CPSC Commissioner Nominated

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Podcast - Part I: Going From Young Associate To Veteran Lawyer

United States Litigation

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Holland & Knight

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Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

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Michael Best

Navigating FDA Compliance And Civil Litigation: Strategies For Food And Medical Product Companies (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Pulse Check: Manufacturing And The CPSC (Video)

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Bracewell

Product Liability (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Meta-Verdict: Developers' Liability For Avatar Misdeeds

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Gamma Law

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