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Landmark Enforcement Under U.S. CPSA Leads to Sentencing of Corporate Executives for Failure to Report Product Hazards

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In June 2025, two former executives were each sentenced to more than three years in prison for conspiracy and failure to report hazardous products to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), marking the first...more

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First-Ever Sentencing of Corporate Executives for Failure to Report Under Consumer Product Safety Act

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As we previously reported, in November 2023, two corporate executives were convicted of conspiracy and failure to report defective dehumidifiers in violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). This groundbreaking...more

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DOJ Seeks 10-Year Prison Sentences in First Consumer Product Safety Conviction

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This month, the government is asking for a pair of 10-year prison sentences for two Gree USA Inc. executives convicted of failing to report defective humidifiers. This comes after the two were found guilty of conspiracy to...more

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The Jury Has Spoken: Two Executives Convicted in Groundbreaking Consumer Product Safety Prosecution

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In November 2023, a jury convicted two corporate executives of conspiracy and failure to report information about defective residential dehumidifiers as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The jury verdict is...more

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Historic judgement rendered by the Paris Court in a French class action

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The Paris Court has ruled against Sanofi in the Depakine case on the class action initiated by an association. According to a parliamentary report dated 11 June 2020, only twenty-one class actions have been brought to court...more

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Enforcement Spotlight: US Prosecutors Continue To Target Medical Technology Companies

Health care fraud continues to be a top enforcement priority for U.S. prosecutors, and nowhere is this more true than for the medical technology sector. From 2014-2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought enforcement...more

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Critics may howl. But with stubborn wrongs, big settlements may be necessary

Doctors, hospitals, insurers, politicians, and businesses may assail the civil justice system over sums it awards to people who have proven they have been harmed. But as significant as some judgments may be, they may be...more

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DOJ Brings First-Ever Criminal Prosecution Of Executives For Failing To Report Dangerous Product Defects

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A precedent-setting criminal prosecution of two California executives under the Consumer Product Safety Act is sending a strong warning to corporate boardrooms that the reporting requirements of the CPSA must be taken...more

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The Justice Department Brings Its First-Ever Prosecution of Corporate Officers for Criminal Violations of the Consumer Product...

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The Consumer Product Safety Act requires manufacturers, importers, and distributors of consumer products to report hazardous defects. Failure to comply can subject the individual officers and employees to criminal penalties. ...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges yesterday against two former Goldman Sachs investment bankers for their alleged role in the Malaysian 1MDB scandal....more

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