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Trump Nominates The Next CPSC Commissioner

William "Billy" Hewes III has been nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the seat on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) vacated by former commissioner Douglas Dziak.

United States Consumer

AP

Arnold & Porter

DOJ Creates New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Within Civil Division

On Thursday September 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a new Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch within the Civil Division.

United States Healthcare

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Wiley Rein

EPA Proposes Targeted Regulatory Relief From HFC Technology Transitions Rule Requirements

What Happened? On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule providing regulatory relief from certain requirements of the Agency's...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

What Every Consumer Products Retailer Needs To Know About The CPSC

Running a consumer products retail business is hard work. In addition to the day-to-day challenges facing any business, the applicable regulatory environment can be a shifting, confusing morass that befuddles even the most experienced consumer products retailer professionals.

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

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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

United States Litigation

HK

Holland & Knight

Speaking Engagement Spotlight: ICPHSO 2025 International Symposium

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

CPSC Shutdown Plan: Continue Enforcement, Pause Public Engagement And Civil Penalties

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

What To Expect From The CPSC During Government Shutdown

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Byte-Size Question, Big Stakes: Ohio To Decide If OPLA Covers Apps

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Department Of Justice Creates New Civil Division Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch

United States Litigation

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Department Of Health And Human Services Links Prenatal Tylenol Use To Autism: Expanding Litigation Risks For Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors, And Clinicians

United States Healthcare

MB

Mayer Brown

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

RG

Ropes & Gray LLP

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Still On The Fence About Hiring A Lawyer? Here's Why Timing Matters (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Crowley Law LLC

Consumer Products Corner - Mixed Signals: Operational Gains Amid Cooling Industrial Momentum

Between Q1 and Q2 of 2025, supply chain indicators showed differing signals across sectors. Inventory turnover improved in most categories, with notable gains in Home & Outdoor and Durables, suggesting better inventory...

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

FDA Launches Real-Time Adverse Event Reporting Dashboard For Cosmetic Products

On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products.

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

The product identification process presently under way in the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multidistrict litigation (MDL) offers an innovative application of discovery practices...

United States Consumer

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

The Chemical Compound — September 2025

This updated version of our quarterly newsletter on chemical-regulatory matters of importance to our clients provides essential updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and other notable developments.

United States Energy

AP

Arnold & Porter

Automakers Potentially Liable For Stolen Cars

United States Consumer

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Stites & Harbison PLLC

CPSC Takes Another Step To Advance Draft Rule On Lithium-Ion Batteries Used In Micromobility Products

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Supreme Court To Settle If All's Well That Ends Well In Diversity Jurisdiction

United States Consumer

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Retail Partner & Managing Director Justin MacFarlane Was Interviewed By CNBC.Com On The Benefits And Risks Of Third-Party Retail Marketplaces

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

CPSC Signals Shift To AI-Driven Product Safety Oversight

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Retail Partner & Managing Director Sonia Lapinsky Discusses Consumer Spending In The Summer Of 2025 With ModernRetail Podcast's Co-Hosts Gabi Barkho And Melissa Daniels

United States Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Microplastics In 2025: Regulatory Trends And Updates

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Illinois Expands Jurisdiction And Regulation Of PFAS

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

CPSC Acting Chairman Feldman Issues Statement On Continuity Of Operations Without A Quorum Days Before Commissioner Dziak Announces Anticipated Departure From The Agency

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Produce Paper, Packaging Or Food Serviceware? State Regulations Put Brands And Agencies At The Center Of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

United States Healthcare

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Microplastics In 2025: Regulatory Trends And Updates

Microplastics are, in recent years, at the forefront of regulatory and policy driven conversations across the United States.

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Illinois Expands Jurisdiction And Regulation Of PFAS

On August 15, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed nearly 270 bills into law, including legislation expanding jurisdiction for claims of exposure to "toxic" substances, as well as two new laws regulating the use of PFAS.

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

CPSC Acting Chairman Feldman Issues Statement On Continuity Of Operations Without A Quorum Days Before Commissioner Dziak Announces Anticipated Departure From The Agency

On August 19, 2025, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Peter Feldman issued a statement on the continuity of CPSC operations in anticipation of the end of Commissioner Dziak's...

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Produce Paper, Packaging Or Food Serviceware? State Regulations Put Brands And Agencies At The Center Of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

Extended Producer Responsibility is no longer just a policy trend abroad—it is now taking hold in the U.S.

United States Healthcare

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

CPSC Maintains Momentum On EFiling Requirements For Consumer Products

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

The CPSC And Amazon: Navigating A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Despite recent leadership and other changes at the agency, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (the "CPSC" or "Commission") has maintained its focus on regulating e-commerce platforms...

United States Consumer

FL

Foley & Lardner

Ninth Circuit Affirms Exclusion Of Expert's Differential Etiology Opinion In Glyphosate Litigation And Upholds Summary Judgment For Manufacturer

On August 12, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's exclusion of expert testimony purporting to link glyphosate-based herbicide exposure...

United States Consumer

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Changes In Sunscreen Regulation & Litigation Are Heating Up: Updates From Congress To The Courts

In an effort to update and modernize the FDA's regulation of sunscreen, Representative John Joyce (R-Ohio) and a group of bipartisan...

United States Healthcare

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Client Alert: What's Next For State AI Regulation

States are playing a critical role in the development of AI policy in the United States, as serious legislative efforts at the federal level remain stalled...

United States Technology

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Jenner & Block

Caffeine Safety Legislation Introduced In Congress

United States Healthcare

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

PFAS Update: States Continue To Be Out Front On PFAS In Products Restrictions

United States Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Will The EU's New Product Liability Directive Result In An Expanded Definition Of "Product" Here At Home?

United States Consumer

MB

Michael Best

Commission In Limbo: SCOTUS Decision Puts CPSC Democrats Back Out Of Action

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Court Dismisses Chapter 93A Omission Claim When Product Safety Information Was Available Through Hyperlinks

United States Consumer

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Intersection Of Social Media, AI, And Product Liability

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

CPSC Regulatory Updates (June 2025)

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act: Bipartisan Push To Modernize U.S. Sunscreen Regulation

United States Healthcare

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

California Proposes Listing Microplastics Under Safer Consumer Products Program

United States Consumer

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

North Carolina Vaping Product Directory & Enforcement

United States Healthcare

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

From Beauty Trend To Sweeping State Mandates: What Brands Need To Know About The Rise Of "Toxic Free" Laws

United States Healthcare

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Fourth Circuit To Decide Opioids Public Nuisance Appeal After West Virginia's Highest Court Declines Certified Question

United States Healthcare

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Dechert

2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 2

United States Consumer

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Jersey Court Allows Product Liability Claims Against Cannabis Retailers

United States Consumer

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Corporate Executives Are Sentenced In First-Ever Criminal Prosecution For Failure To Report Under The CPSA

United States Consumer

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

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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

Distribution & Franchise: Different Ways For Delivering Products To Consumers (Video)

FL

Foley & Lardner

Meta-Verdict: Developers' Liability For Avatar Misdeeds

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Gamma Law

Products Liability (US) (Video)

AP

Alpha Partners

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