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Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act

In April 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously approved the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act. The Act, if it is enacted, would convert current voluntary standards ANSI/CAN/UL...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Does Strict Liability Apply When You’re Injured by Exposure to Toxic Chemicals?

It is becoming almost impossible to avoid being exposed to multiple different chemicals on a daily basis. Companies use them to make their environments look and smell cleaner, to keep pests away, and to save time in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Sport Nets

On December 19, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unilaterally issued a warning to consumers to stop using Sport Nets 4’ x 8’ portable soccer goals. According to CPSC, an exposed metal tip at the top of the...more

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U.S. Navy Veterans With Cancer from AFFF May Qualify to File a Lawsuit

Veterans of the U.S. Navy who were exposed to Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) and diagnosed with kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, or other types of cancers may be eligible to file a lawsuit and receive...more

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CPSC Finds Amazon Responsible for Hazardous Products Sold by Third-Party Sellers

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In a closely watched case, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on July 29, 2024, found that Amazon's popular "Fulfilled by Amazon" program – in which products are listed by Amazon but sold by third-party...more

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California anti-secrecy bill seeks to alert public of environmental hazards and defective products

Recent legislation in California may increase legal costs, make settlements more difficult, and risk confidential business information being released to the public. The Public Right to Know Act of 2022 seeks to prohibit...more

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Trump’s pick as top consumer product watchdog? Chemical industry insider

President Trump has made it official: He intends to nominate Nancy B. Beck, a chemical industry insider and a scientist who built a record at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of scaling back safeguards against toxic...more

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What You Need to Know About U.S. Law: Product Regulations and Importing into the United States - What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You...

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What do the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have in common? Each is, of...more

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