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New Senate Financial Reform Bill Released

Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) released a revised financial regulatory reform bill, which would create the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The Bureau would be housed in the Federal…

Looking To Boost Your Immune System? You May Need To Boost Your Clinical Evidence

Kelley Drye

Representatives from the FTC and FDA offered valuable insight into the agencies’ current thinking on immune system claims for food and dietary supplement products last week. Richard Cleland, Assistant Director of the…

Buttoning Down the CPSIA

As the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") continues to implement the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act ("CPSIA"), companies continue to struggle with determining if and how the statute's requirements…

Layaway Making a Comeback? Retailers Beware

With so much of the economy still struggling, credit harder to come by, and consumers being more conservative with their spending, various commentators have suggested that layaway programs are poised to make a…

CPSC Announces First Civil Penalty Enforcing CPSIA: Daiso Agrees to Create Product Safety Program, to Audit All Products, and to Pay $2 Million Civil Penalty

On March 2, 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) announced a settlement agreement with Daiso Holding USA Inc., Daiso Seattle LLC, Daiso California LLC, and one of the companies’…