ArticleMarking Of Patented Products In The UKThe first parts of the new UK Intellectual Property Act 2014 come into force today.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleRepublican SEC Commissioners Telegraph Continued Opposition To Climate Disclosure RulesLast week, the two Republican Commissioners of the SEC availed themselves of the opportunity presented by the ability to comment on the Financial Accounting Foundation's Strategic Plan Draft for ...United StatesAccounting and Audit
ArticleAntitrust Lawsuits Against ESG Initiatives Are AnticipatedA number of conservative politicians and legal scholars have been advancing, for more than a year, theories that decisions made by companies to adhere to certain sustainability standards...United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
PodcastBiden's Executive Order On Antitrust Competition: What Does It Mean For The Health Care Industry? (Podcast)On this episode of AHLA's "Speaking of Health Law" podcast, Joe Miller and Bruce Sokler, Co-Chairs of Mintz's Antitrust Practice, discuss President Biden's July 9 executive order...United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleHospital Alliance Deemed A Single Entity, Incapable Of ConspiringOn October 21, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granted Defendants’ motion for summary judgmentUnited StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSawStop Stopped: Antitrust Suit Against Table Saw Industry Stricken From The DocketOn June 27, 2014, Judge Claude M. Hilton of the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed the complaint filed against the power tool industry by SawStop, LLC.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSenate Republicans Issue Warning To Law Firms About Potential Antitrust Implications Of ESG ActivitiesLast Thursday, five Republican senators--Cotton (AR), Grassley (IA), Rubio (FL), Lee (UT), and Blackburn (TN)--sent an identical letter to approximately fifty (50) major U.S. law firms.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleWashington State AG Files Suit To Break Up Health System That Expanded Through Incremental AcquisitionsOn Monday, September 11, our colleagues in the Antitrust Section published an alert describing a developing antitrust lawsuit against Franciscan Health System: State of Washington v. Franciscan Health System, et al. United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleAntitrust & Federal Regulation: Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Act ReauthorizationOn March 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate passed S. 2663, the most ambitious reauthorization and amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Act and related statutes since the creation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the “Commission”) in the 1970s. United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleAntitrust & Federal Regulation: Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Act ReauthorizationOn March 6, 2008, the U.S. Senate passed S. 2663, the most ambitious reauthorization and amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Act and related statutes since the creation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the 1970s. United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleCFPB Solicits Assistance In Combatting Credit DiscriminationOn July 28, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a request for information (RFI) soliciting input on how best to protect consumers from unlawful discrimination...United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleCPSC Launches New Portal To Guide Companies Through Regulatory MazeHas your business experienced difficulty identifying on the CPSC's website which product safety regulations are potentially applicable to your products? United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleFalse Labeling Lawsuits Get Hung Up On Faulty Damages ModelsThe article examines certain defenses in consumer fraud class actions over product labeling – specifically, defenses based on faulty damages models...United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleKaye & Mohorovic CPSC Confirmation Hearing Set For April 8thThe U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced it will hold confirmation hearings for CPSC Chairman and Commissioner nominees.United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleLawsuits Against The Honest Company Highlight Continued Risks Of "All Natural" LabelingAllegations are increasing against The Honest Company, Inc. for false and misleading marketing of its products as "all natural" and "plant-based" when they supposedly contain synthetic ingredients. United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSenate Confirms Adler; Locks Democratic Majority At CPSC Until At Least October 2017Late this afternoon the U.S. Senate confirmed current Commissioner and former Acting-Chairman Robert S. Adler to a second 7 year term as a CPSC Commissioner by a 53-44 vote.United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSenate Confirms Elliot Kaye As Chairman & Joe Mohorovic As Commissioner Of The CPSCEarlier this evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Elliot Kaye as the new CPSC Chairman and Joe Mohorovic as a new Commissioner of the agency.United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleUpdate: Syngenta Litigation Regarding GMO CornIn a recent post, we detailed lawsuits filed by corn exporters, farmers, and other stakeholders against Syngenta Corp. regarding its marketing of corn which contains genetically modified traits.United StatesConsumer ProtectionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleBiden Administration To Ban Most Travel From IndiaApril 30, 2021, the Biden administration announced that it will ban travel to the U.S. for individuals who have been present in India within the past 14 days. According to multiple news reports, ...United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleDHS Terminates COVID-related Flight Arrival RestrictionsOn September 15, 2020 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish an announcement that it will terminate arrival restrictions applicable to certain international flights starting...United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.