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The Seventh Circuit issued a decision recently that eliminates an enforcement tool long used by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC")—the ability to obtain equitable monetary relief from defendants

Ingersoll-Rand argued that it is not liable for injuries caused by products it did not manufacture or distribute and that "it is undeniable that a metal valve does not contain or give off any asbestos dust or asbestos fibers."

The Supreme Court has put an end to a jurisdictional contrivance used by the plaintiffs' bar to shop for a friendly state forum, even if neither the plaintiff, nor the defendant, nor the actionable conduct...

In his keynote address at the annual conference of the International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization, Acting Chairman Adler announced that the CPSC had recently started posting what it calls "letters of advice" to its website.

In Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A. 2d 328 (Pa. 2014), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cast aside more than 35 years of precedent when it reformulated the standards determining the circumstances ...

However a drug/device product liability is styled, it will almost always be focused on a claim of failure to warn.

As the February 4th commenting deadline for CPSC’s voluntary remedial actions rulemaking approaches, many companies and trade associations are pondering not only the wisdom of CPSC’s insertion of compliance programs into voluntary recall negotiations, but also how those compliance programs might evolve and take shape moving forward.

Companies and individuals who manufacture or market cosmetics in California will soon be subject to heightened reporting obligations under the recently-enacted California Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act.

Under proposed revised EPA guidance announced on November 5, 2021, Property Management Companies (PMCs) may be subject to EPA enforcement under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...

On January 1, 2023, New York became the tenth state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

On November 13, 2015, the FDA finalized its rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals.

The United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court. Here is a link to the order. The California Supreme Court decision in this case was our worst case for all of 2016. Here is our description of what the Supreme Court has just agreed to review:

Recent food recalls primarily involved microbial or other contaminations.

Recent food recalls involved microbial contaminations, undeclared allergens, and inspection and storage temperature failures.

FDA announced two voluntary, company-initiated recalls. The first recall was from a compounding pharmacy recalling all nonexpired sterile drug preparations.

Earlier this month, in a step toward implementing the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), FDA issued a draft guidance document titled "Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products: Guidance for Industry."

On July 13, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approved the first daily contraceptive for use without a prescription. Opill® (norgestrel) tablet...