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June 07, 2018 - Consumer Products, CPSC
New Nomination Could Mean Partisan Tiebreaker for CPSC
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
On June 4th, President Trump nominated Peter Feldman to fill the fifth seat on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and serve out the remainder of prior Commissioner Joe Mohorovic’s vacated seven-year term ending in October 2019. If confirmed, Mr. Feldman’s nomination may
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May 25, 2018 - Consumer Products, CPSC
Baiocco Confirmed as CPSC Commissioner
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
After months of anticipation, the U.S. Senate finally confirmed Dana Baiocco as a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 22, 2018. President Trump first nominated Commissioner Baiocco on September 21, 2017. As a former Jones Day partner in the
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March 27, 2018 - Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Government Actions, CPSC
CPSC Will Sharpen Its Focus on IoT in Upcoming Public Hearing About Internet-Connected Devices
By: Julie Y. Park
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that on May 16, 2018, it will hold a public hearing on “potential safety issues and hazards associated with internet-connected consumer products.” [1] The Commission will hear testimony from interested stakeholders on potential safety hazards created
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January 25, 2018 - Consumer Products, CPSC
Nomination of a New Chairman at the CPSC
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
With the start of the new year, President Trump again nominated Republican Ann Marie Buerkle to chair the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Her expected confirmation will continue to push the CPSC in a more corporate-friendly direction that focuses on consensus building rather
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January 10, 2018 - Internet of Things, Product Liability, Consumer Products, Government Actions, CPSC
Connected Devices Bring New Product Liability Challenges
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
“My Google Home Mini was inadvertently spying on me 24/7 due to a hardware flaw,” wrote a tech blogger who purchased Google Inc.’s latest internet of things (IoT) device. Following the incident, a pact of consumer advocacy groups insisted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
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December 11, 2017 - Product Liability, Consumer Products, CPSC
CPSC Issues Final Rule Expanding Phthalate Ban
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
Nearly ten years after the first three phthalates were banned from children’s toys by Congress, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a final rule on October 27 prohibiting five more. The rule bans the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in commerce,
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October 19, 2017 - Product Liability, Consumer Products, Retail, CPSC
Fortune Favors the Quick (to Report): Judge Slaps Spectrum Brands with $1.9 Million Penalty in DOJ/CPSC Tag-Team Enforcement Action
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
A federal district court in Wisconsin recently hit Spectrum Brands Inc. (Spectrum) with civil penalties of $1.9 million for violations of the Consumer Products Safety Act (CPSA). [1] The court’s 23-page opinion is a strong reminder of how devastating the impact can be for
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October 05, 2017 - CPSC
Buerkle Poised to Take Her Seat
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
On October 4, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved Ann Marie Buerkle’s (R-NY) nomination to the position of Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after a two-day hearing. Acting Chairman Buerkle’s nomination to another seven-year term as a
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October 02, 2017 - Product Liability, Consumer Products, CPSC
CPSC Heating Up Before New Commissioner Appointed: Approves a Petition for Rulemaking to Ban an Entire Class of Flame-Retardants
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
In a split across party lines, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or the “Commission”) recently voted on a largely unprecedented course of action: to ban an entire class of chemicals from popular consumer products. Specifically, CPSC adopted a petition for rulemaking that
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September 22, 2017 - CPSC
Trump to Nominate New Commissioner to CPSC
By: Erin M. Bosman and Julie Y. Park
President Trump announced yesterday his intent to nominate Jones Day partner Dana Baiocco to the position of Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a 7-year term starting next month. She will replace Obama-appointed Commissioner Marietta Robinson. As we had predicted ,
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