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Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

Los Angeles retail businesses must now comply with a new ordinance that promotes predictable work hours for employees.

On March 27, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a risk alert focusing on the SEC’s conclusions after its routine examination of newly registered investment advisors.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The sale of stolen, counterfeit or dangerous consumer products through online marketplaces is receiving attention from legislators.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to crack down on companies for falsely advertising that their products are “Made in USA,” as most recently announced in a press release issued on March 30, 2023.

The onslaught of environmental justice-related reforms has continued in early 2023. Below, we will outline four issues to keep an eye on in the coming quarter.

An outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the attractiveness of innovative care alternatives, for patients and providers alike.

Can a corporate party affirmatively use deposition testimony from its own 30(b)(6) witness at trial? It depends.

On April 3, 2023, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) announced a final decision on the transition of US Dollar London InterBank Offered Rate (USD LIBOR).

An Illinois consumer recently filed a putative class action complaint against the makers of Fireball Whisky, claiming that the alcohol producer’s mini bottles deceived consumers into buying products labeled as “whisky,” even though the beverage derives its alcohol content from malt.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Product liability cases often involve complex, multidisciplinary subjects where expert opinion testimony is necessary to explain scientific, technological, or other specialized issues to the jury.

A lawsuit by anti-fluoridation activists has forced the early release of a long-awaited government report on fluoride and its possible association with neurodevelopment and cognition while the report is still in draft form and prior to completion of its review by independent scientific experts.

On February 17, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two companion reports to Congress detailing its actions in 2021 to enforce the privacy, security, and breach notification requirements under HIPAA.

On March 17, 2023, the Court of International Trade upheld the legality of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese origin products included on the Office of the US Trade Representative’s List 3 and List 4A, however the case will almost certainly be appealed.

The ArentFox Schiff Consumer Products Industry team reviews 10 of the most pressing legal issues for the industry in 2023.

On March 24, President Joe Biden met with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, bringing a message of economic integration and shared commitments.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

New crypto legislation is skiing down Utah’s silicon slopes. On March 13, 2023, the Utah Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Act was signed into law, taking effect on January 1, 2024.

The past year has seen a new star become fixed in the judicial firmament.

Five Questions, Five Answers

Over 2500 hospitals across the country historically have relied upon Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Medicaid payments for financial stability.

Bondholders of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) have a secured claim only up to the amount of certain funds established under their trust indenture, and an unsecured claim for the value of future net revenues of PREPA that would have been payable to them over the remainder of the ter

On March 17, 2023, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstated a 2013 discriminatory effects rule regarding liability under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). In doing so, HUD rescinded a 2020 rule regarding proving liability under the Act.