Ad Law Access
House Appropriations Amendment Prohibits CPSC from Finalizing Voluntary Recall Proposed Rule; Senate Advances CPSC Nominees to Floor
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which provides funding for the CPSC but includes an amendment that would prohibit the…
CPSC to Hold Workshop on Electronic Filing of Certificates of Compliance
Last week, the CPSC announced that it will be holding a workshop on the electronic filing of certificates of compliance on September 18, 2014. The workshop will discuss the May 2013 proposed amendments to the CPSC’s…
CPSC Announces $3.1 Million Civil Penalty, Compliance Program for Cinmar
Last Friday, the CPSC announced that it had reached a settlement agreement with Cinmar LLC, resolving allegations that the company knowingly failed to report a defect involving its Frontgate foldaway step ladders.…
CPSC Adds New Obligations for Voluntary Corrective Action Plans
If you’ve ever conducted a Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) recall and had to complete the Monthly Progress Report to file with the CPSC, you may have wished that the CPSC also issued a “Progress Report for…
CPSC Acting Chairman Adler on Way to Another Term
Last week President Obama announced his intent to nominate Robert S. Adler to a second term as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"). Adler has held his current postion, which is scheduled…