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Consumer Product Safety Commission Defines "Children's Product"
The Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC" or "Commission") recently voted 3 to 2 to approve a final interpretive rule for the term "children's products," as that term is used in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ("CPSIA"). Given the wide range of products that could be...
Read MoreTougher Import Enforcement Regulations Add Impetus To Administration Policies Promoting Exports
Editor: Tell us about your practice. Rosenthal: Kelley Drye has a very large international trade practice. Because we represent numerous companies and industries that are fighting unfair trade in the U.S., we handle many antidumping and countervailing duty cases. We also represent a wide spectrum...
Read MoreTime For Broadband Service Providers To Take Note Of Developing Privacy Regulation
"Privacy" is hot here in Washington. So hot that broadband service providers may soon find themselves subject to new and strengthened privacy and data security regulations touching a wide range of topics including the use of customer data for marketing, cloud computing and cybersecurity. This...
Read MoreUsing "Green" Marketing Claims? Make Them Clear
"Green" products are becoming more and more prevalent, and green marketing claims can be an effective way for marketers to break out of the clutter and distinguish themselves from the competition. Marketers must ensure, however, that those claims do not overstate the environmental benefits of...
Read MorePro Bono: A Lawyer's Finest Hour
Editor: Bob, please describe our readers about your practice at Kelley Drye. How did you become interested in pro bono matters? Crotty: I have been at Kelley Drye since 1973. My practice at Kelley Drye has been as a commercial litigator. I have a full-time practice as a litigator doing trials,...
Read MorePending Legislation Threatens E-Discovery Explosion
Boyle: The Parsippany office's principal focus is on five disciplines: litigation, corporate, environmental, real estate and bankruptcy. As you can imagine, litigation and bankruptcy have done well throughout the downturn and the slow upturn. Luckily, our real estate folks have been actively...
Read MoreThe Importance Of Media Relations Strategy In Critical Legal Disputes
When Toyota recently announced a series of recalls over problems with its accelerator, the company was hit with more than civil lawsuits - it faced a barrage of media coverage, regulatory examination, public scrutiny, financial analysis, consumer inquiries and governmental hearings. Though the...
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