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"The Year Of The Recall": CPSC Lessons To Learn
In its November 2007 Performance and Accountability Report , the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") or ("Commission") noted completion of 472 voluntary product recalls involving nearly 110 million product units in 2007. Dubbed "The Year of the Recall," the startling increase in...
Read MoreProduct Recalls: Are You Covered?
With recalls of products ranging from children's toys to pet food to ground beef and peanut butter, this past year has proven to be a watershed for product safety issues. Such recalls have attracted widespread media attention, leading to diminished public confidence in product safety. Government...
Read MoreThe Tafas Lawsuit: Stopping The USPTO's Burdensome Rules
In January 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") proposed regulations that would effectively limit the ability of applicants to contest patent rejections and file continuation applications.The proposed regulations also limited the number of claims that would be examined in...
Read MoreSeeing American Litigation Through A French Lens - A Two-Way Exercise
Editor: It is unusual to find a graduate of one of France's Grandes Écoles as a partner in an American law firm. Will you tell our readers something about your educational background? Schimmel: I grew up in France and graduated from the École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales. I...
Read MoreWhen Does The Web Site Of A Foreign Company Subject It To The Jurisdiction Of U.S. Courts?
While the Internet allows companies to expand their market base into other countries with minimal effort, they may not realize that their commerce with customers in the United States may subject them to the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts even if they have no other contacts with this country. The...
Read MoreEnvironmental Law Practice: A Perspective From Inside And Outside
Editor: Mr. Rigney, will you please give our readers information about your professional experience? Rigney:After graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1980, I joined the Chicago-based law firm of Jenner & Block. I had a commercial litigation and white collar crime...
Read MoreWhere Information Technology Meets Healthcare: The Future Is Here
Editor: Ms. Pechette, would you tell us about your practice today? Pechette: My practice at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is focused primarily on the convergence of information technology, intellectual property and healthcare. I represent a wide range of clients, both publicly and privately held...
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