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USCIS Rolls Out Full-Scale Implementation of L-1 Site Visit Program: Employers of L-1 Transferees Should Now Set up Processes to Prepare for Such Visits
July 24, 2014 | Advisory
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate has recently begun implementation of an L-1 site inspection program in response to an August 2013 report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) titled “Implementation of L-1 Visa Regulations.”
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California Supreme Court Considers Component Parts Doctrine
July 18, 2014 | Blog | By Daniel Herling
Last week, the California Supreme Court granted review of Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc. to resolve a split in the Second Appellate District regarding the application of California’s component parts doctrine.
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House Appropriations Amendments Would Halt CPSC’s Voluntary Recalls Rule; Fund Testing Relief
July 16, 2014 | Blog
The House of Representatives is currently considering H.R. 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015, which provides funding to many different parts of the federal government for the next fiscal year.
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CPSC Nominees Kaye, Mohorovic, and Adler Sent to Senate Floor for Confirmation Vote
July 15, 2014 | Blog | By Charles Samuels
Today the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved three pending nominations for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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Sugar and Spice and Cases on Ice: Evaporated Cane Juice Case Stayed Until FDA Issues Formal Guidelines
July 14, 2014 | Blog | By Mina Nasseri
Last week, a California federal judge revived a putative class action accusing Amy’s Kitchen Inc. of misleading customers by labeling sugar as “evaporated cane juice” on its products.
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SawStop Stopped: Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Table Saw Industry
July 7, 2014 | Blog
On June 27, 2014, Judge Claude M. Hilton of the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed the complaint filed against the power tool industry by SawStop, LLC. We previously wrote about this lawsuit and the need for companies and trade associations to develop sound legal policies and procedures to avoid antitrust lawsuits last month.
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Unredacted Company Doe (Ergobaby) Opinion Released
June 20, 2014 | Blog
We previously wrote about the recent 4th Circuit decision that ordered the unsealing of a district court opinion siding with a manufacturer who challenged a product safety report the CPSC planned to post on its Saferproducts.gov public database.
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Grocery Manufacturers File Suit Against Vermont Over GMO Law
June 18, 2014 | Blog | By Russell Kott
In April, we wrote about the Vermont legislature’s approval of a bill that would require manufacturers to change the retail labels of certain foods to indicate that they are GMO.
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Buzzsaw or SawStop: Are You Prepared to Avoid Antitrust Liability in the Product Safety Arena?
June 17, 2014 | Blog
In most respects, trade associations are pro-competitive organizations: they join together competitors to advance worthwhile goals and to learn from one another.
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U.S. Supreme Court: Pom's Mislabeling Suit Against Coke Not Precluded by FDA Regulations
June 13, 2014 | Blog | By Joshua Foust
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled, 8-0, that Pom Wonderful LLC could pursue mislabeling claims under the federal Lanham Act against the Coca-Cola Company, even though the label at issue complied with FDA labeling regulations.
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Proposed Counterfeit Parts Rule Would Expand Coverage to Commercial Products Sold to Any Federal Agency
June 13, 2014 | Blog
On June 10, 2014 the federal government proposed to expand the coverage of the rule designed to weed out counterfeit electronic parts in products sold to the Government.
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No Quorum at Senate Nominations Hearing for CPSC's Adler; Three CPSC Nominees Now Waiting for Committee Action
June 12, 2014 | Blog
The CPSC's Acting Chairman, Robert (Bob) Adler, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for his confirmation hearing this week along with four other nominees for various positions within the federal government.
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Confirmation Hearing for Commissioner Adler on June 11th
June 6, 2014 | Blog
According to the Senate Commerce Committee's hearings calendar, the committee will be holding a nominations hearing on June 11th at 2:30pm to "consider several nominations."
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Former CPSC Chairman Brown Expresses Concern over CPSC’s Voluntary Recalls Rule
June 3, 2014 | Blog
Former CPSC Chairman Ann Brown recently sent a letter to the leaders of the CPSC’s congressional oversight committee asking for them to “urge the Commission to consider its proposed [voluntary recalls] rule carefully and to assure that it does not adversely affect CPSC’s Fast Track Recall Program.”
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Check Your CAP: CPSC Releases Revised Monthly Progress Report Form for Recalls
May 30, 2014 | Blog
The CPSC recently released a new monthly progress report form for companies conducting recalls with the agency.
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Have a Gift Card Program with Unredeemed Card Balances? You Should Read This
May 21, 2014 | Blog
Mintz Levin recently published a Litigation Alert titled The Case That Could Significantly Disrupt How Companies Manage Their Gift Card Programs and Could Create Billions of Dollars in Exposure. This Alert analyzes a recently unsealed qui tam complaint filed in Delaware, and should be essential reading for any company with a gift card program.
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Counterfeit Certification Marks: How to Certify that the "Certified" is Certified
May 19, 2014 | Blog
We have all seen or heard about them without, perhaps, knowing what they were or for what they stand: the GOOD HOUSEKEEPING seal of approval, UL certified, ENERGY STAR rated, GROWN IN IDAHO potatoes, HARRIS TWEED, and many, many more.
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Acting Chairman Adler Renominated for Second Term as Commissioner at the CPSC
May 14, 2014 | Blog
In an unexpected move, President Obama announced this afternoon his intent to renominate current CPSC Acting Chairman, Robert Adler, to a second term at the agency.
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CPSC Settles Complaint Against Ex-CEO of Buckyballs and Buckycubes
May 13, 2014 | Blog | By Charles Samuels
On May 9, 2014, the CPSC and the maker of Buckyballs and Buckycubes settled the July 2012 administrative case brought by the CPSC alleging that these “rare earth magnets” pose a substantial product hazard.
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Will Feds Step Onto the GMO Playing Field?
May 9, 2014 | Blog | By Joshua Foust
In January and April, this space took a look at the growing patchwork of state proposals for regulating the labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients (GMOs).
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