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Here’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Commercial contracts tend to be full of “boilerplate provisions” that, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s assessment of classic novels, everyone knows are important, but no one actually reads. When COVID-19 struck, manufacturers...more

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Legal Insights for Manufacturing: Outlook for 2024

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Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more

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Silicon Valley Meets Washington, D.C.: DOD's CSO Authority Is Here to Stay

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has finalized a proposed rule authorizing the acquisition of commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures known as a "commercial solutions opening"...more

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FDA Updates Medical Device Shortages List

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The FDA has updated its Medical Device Shortages List to remove Specimen Collection, Laboratory Reagents and Testing Supplies, Transport Media Device, Saline Vascular Access Flush, and Certain Ventilation-Related Products....more

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Post-Pandemic Era: Understanding the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and Its Impact on the Construction Industry

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The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges in technology, with the demand for equipment increasing dramatically as the world quickly transitioned into remote operations. During this time, the United States’...more

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After the Public Health Emergency: FDA plans to revise COVID-19 EUA policies

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On March 10, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Notice summarizing which of the agency’s COVID-19-related guidance documents will be rescinded and which will be revised to temporarily remain in effect,...more

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Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more

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Redundancy No Longer Out of Favor in Manufacturing

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For decades, to increase efficiency and to reduce costs, manufacturers adopted the just-in-time approach, carefully tying manufacturing and staffing capabilities to meet demands without creating surplus. Recent supply-chain...more

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Case Law Update: Disputes Relating to Supply Chain Disruptions Hit the Courts

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Over the last two years, the widespread shortages, stoppages, and other disruptions affecting much of the global supply chain have led manufacturers, suppliers, and buyers alike to examine their contract terms for an...more

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Foley Manufacturing Update - October 2022

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Key Developments - The most recent article in Foley & Lardner’s Supply Chain Disruption Series shared a number of key takeaways pertaining to accurate and compliant regulatory disclosures in areas including COVID-19...more

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How to Create a Lean - Yet Secure - Supply Chain in Today’s Uncertain World

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A recent survey found that 87% of supply chain professionals plan to invest in resilience in the near future, which is no surprise given the amount of global events which have shocked supply chains recently. Political...more

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Reshoring as a Trending Choice for Manufacturers

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The COVID-19 pandemic and other global events have forced companies to assess their fundamental operations. Chief among the considerations of U.S. companies in 2022 is how potentially relocating manufacturing can mitigate the...more

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Supply Chain Disruptions with Special Guest Chris Mills, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn

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This episode is part of our series “Supply Chain Disruptions,” in which we explore how supply chain issues are affecting businesses everywhere, and when the flow of goods and services may settle into a new normal. This...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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Exiger’s Fight to Secure Supply Chains: Spotlight on Manufacturing and Consumer Markets

Welcome to a blog post series on Exiger’s fight to secure supply chains, sponsored by Exiger LLC. In this series, we will explore the ongoing efforts of Exiger to lead the discussion and enhancement of Supply Chain Risk...more

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Will the Retail Apocalypse Return?

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After years of large retailers and malls struggling prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the most vulnerable retailers filing for bankruptcy relief in its immediate wake in early 2020, the US economy rebounded strongly with the...more

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The European Antitrust Enforcers’ Response to the Russia/Ukraine Crisis

After the various measures taken by countries, international organizations and companies to pressure Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine, it is now the turn of the antitrust enforcers of the European Competition...more

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Blockchain for Digital Logistics and Smart Warehouses

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: Article 11 - Manufacturers spend a pretty penny managing inventory logistics (the management of inbound and outbound flows of goods) and inventory warehousing (the receipt, storage, and...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2022: Vietnam Trade, An Overview 2022

I. Trade History between the U.S. and Vietnam - Many factors have contributed to reshaping and redefining Vietnam’s growing dynamic economy, which had once been coined by the United States as an underdeveloped country but...more

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Senate HELP Committee’s PREVENT Pandemics Act Draft Released: What to Know

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Following nearly a year of committee hearings, research, policy briefs, and discussion with agency experts, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member...more

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Video: Leaders Moving Business Forward with Jason Brown of GE Appliances

GE Appliances is busier than ever meeting unprecedented demand with consumers cooking more and spending more time at home during the pandemic. Senior leaders are focusing on key priorities including managing supply chain and...more

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FDA Extends Pause on Non-mission-critical Domestic Surveillance inspections to February 4 – Medical Products Supply Chain Week in...

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In this week’s issue, OSHA withdrew its emergency temporary standard (ETS), which required a mandatory vaccination policy for large private employers with an exception for employers that adopt a policy requiring mandatory...more

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FDA Suspends Non-Mission-Critical Domestic and Foreign Inspections – Medical Products Supply Chain Week in Review

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Just before the New Year holiday, the FDA announced it that was suspending non-mission-critical domestic and foreign inspection activities. The FDA amended the EUA of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster. The Center for Drug...more

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FDA Authorizes Booster Dose for Adolescents – Medical Products Supply Chain Week in Review

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Over the holidays, the CDC updated its recommendations for post-exposure quarantining and masking. The FDA authorized the Pfizer vaccine booster dose for adolescents 12–15 years of age and for immunocompromised children 5–11...more

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Supply and Demand: Signs that the Supply Chain Crisis Is Attracting the Attention of White Collar Regulators

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Global supply chains continue to reel from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden Administration has referred to bottlenecks in the supply chain as a national crisis.1 Recent remarks from antitrust regulators...more

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