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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council published a statement on February 12, 2024 regarding "principles for the examination of supervised [institutions'] residential property appraisal and [valuation] practices to:

Product liability plaintiffs sometimes sue every entity in the distribution chain. But in many jurisdictions under many circumstances, there is an out for nonmanufacturing defendants.

At the end of its recent term, the United States Supreme Court decided J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro (Case No. 09-1343, June 27, 2011).

Pot smokers are not the only ones lining up outside the local dispensaries; plaintiff personal injury attorneys are as well.

On November 18, 2024, the Council of the European Union published its new Directive on Liability for Defective Products. The directive will go into force on December 8, 2024.

Automotive industry experts claim that we will be sharing the road with totally autonomous cars within the next five years.

Today, California’s Safer Consumer Product Regulations became law as the state’s latest attempt to regulate the chemical composition of a broad range of consumer products.

The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the Guidelines) have long stated that moderate alcohol consumption does not present a significant health risk. And some studies have suggested that moderate...

Plaintiffs have begun serving Proposition 65 notices of violation alleging unwarned exposures to furfuryl alcohol (FFA).

European Union member states have until December 9, 2026, to implement a new Product Liability Directive into law. The Directive is a complete overhaul of the EU's current product liability...

Larger cosmetics companies are lining up in support of the Personal Care Products Safety Act ("the Act"), a draft bill that would create a mandatory compliance and reporting framework under the FDA.

On October 29, the status quo fundamentally changed for consumer product safety enforcement. On that date, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resolution of criminal charges against...

On March 27, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) complaint due to failure to satisfy the Supreme Court's pleading...

In such a high-profile competition, it is only natural that participants would do anything to gain a competitive edge, with athletes going as far as injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.

Several organizations, including waste haulers and environmental groups, have filed a ballot initiative to impose significant new waste reduction requirements on producers of single-use packaging.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a series of new consumer products laws that may impact manufacturing, distribution, and sales in the state in the coming years.

Representatives Scott Peters and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have introduced legislation to formally authorize and strengthen the EPA's Safer Choice Program, which provides a voluntary framework for evaluating chemical safety in consumer products. The bill aims to establish permanent congressional authorization for a program that has operated for decades without formal legislative backing, while adding new protections and transparency measures.