Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

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California Court Orders TransUnion to Pay Record $60M for FCRA Violations for Erroneously Linking Consumers to Criminals in OFAC Database

A California jury in federal court ruled on Tuesday, June 20, that TransUnion violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by erroneously linking certain consumers with similarly named terrorists and criminals in the…

BIS Alert! New Encryption Controls Guidance Posted

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted long-awaited updates to its guidance regarding changes to a number of encryption-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations…

Up at Bat this Summer: Renegotiating NAFTA

NAFTA renegotiations are up at bat this summer. In May, the Trump administration sent a letter to Congress that began a 90-day consultation period between Congress, the administration, and business stakeholders to…

Congress Takes The Lead In Broad New Sanctions Against Russia

On June 15, 2017, the Senate overwhelmingly – by a vote of 98-2 – approved broad new sanctions against Russia in response to that country’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its ongoing aggression in Syria and…

India Challenges the United States’ Compliance on Cross-Cumulation

Earlier this month, India requested consultations with the United States at the WTO on the United States’ compliance with a WTO Appellate Body (AB) ruling from 2014. That AB ruling held, in part, that the U.S. ITC had…