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NAD Increases Filing Fees for Appeals
Effective today, the NAD has increased its filing fees for appeals and cross-appeals at the National Advertising Review Board to $12,000. This is the first increase in NARB filing fees since 2007. According to the…
Black & Decker Agrees to Pay $960,000 CPSC Penalty
Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") announced that Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. has agreed to pay a $960,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to report safety issues with its…
Legislation Passed by Congress in One Day Provides Some Relief from the CPSIA Lead Limits
Who says the Federal Government is in a state of gridlock? While all eyes were focused yesterday on the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the debt ceiling deal, the House and Senate both passed a bipartisan…
Supreme Court Rules on Generic Drug Labeling Preemption
On June 23, 2011, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing holding that FDA regulations governing generic drug products directly conflict with and preempt state laws that would require generic…
FTC Releases Final Statement of Policy Regarding Communications in Connection with the Collection of Decedents' Debts
The FTC’s final Statement of Policy Regarding Communications in Connection with the Collection of Decedents’ Debts was published on July 27, 2011 in the Federal Register . The policy statement clarifies that the agency…