Insights on Consumer Products

US Department of the Treasury asked for comments to help identify existing regulations that can be modified, repealed, or replaced to achieve meaningful reductions in the regulatory burdens imposed on the alcohol beverage industry.

The CPSC also alleged that Kawasaki knowingly made a material misrepresentation to CPSC staff by underreporting the number of incidents associated with one of the ROV models and failing to report any incidents regarding two others. 

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 32 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.

March and April were very busy months for the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Consumer Protection staff who focus on “Made in USA” enforcement.

The Forum focused on the consumer implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, two rapidly developing technologies.

Phishing scams are arising at a fast and furious pace in the first quarter of 2017, with the IRS recently issuing a warning that these attacks are now targeting non-profits and school districts.

In a non-precedential ruling, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) held that the mark 100 PERCENT WINE for wine is likely to be confused with CENTO PER CENTO for wine in light of a likelihood of confusion analysis which included applying the doctrine of foreign equivalents.

On March 1, 2017, new changes to the International Chamber of Commerce Rules of Arbitration will take effect that are designed to make the process more transparent, efficient, and cost-effective—especially with regard to disputes of less than USD $2 million. 

On February 16, 2017, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016, which amends the DC Human Rights Act of 1977 to prohibit employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on their credit information.

For the first time in nearly three decades, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has updated the regulations on the confidentiality of substance abuse treatment records found in 42 C.F.R. Part 2.

The Food and Drug Administration has just announced that it will hold a Public Meeting on March 9, 2017 to discuss use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of human food products.

The White House issued an executive order on January 30, 2017 requiring agencies and executive departments to “identify at least two existing regulations to be repealed” whenever they propose or promulgate a new regulation.

At a Silicon Valley IP symposium held at the Santa Clara University School of Law on Friday, February 3, presentations by in-house counsel and prosecutors highlighted the critical importance of trade secrets to technology companies.

An Austrian hotel was a recent victim of a “ransomware” computer attack that disabled its electronic room key system and locked up its own computers. This demonstrates that hotel owners and managers should be sure IT agreements adequately address the risks of cyberattacks.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a proposed settlement and consent order in its investigation of a US-based water filtration company.

On January 20, 2017, President Trump’s Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, issued a memorandum implementing an immediate regulatory freeze of any new or pending regulations until they have been reviewed and approved by Trump Administration appointees.

An Executive Order from President Trump’s first days in office raised questions about its impact on the hard-won Privacy Shield, which allows about 1,700 companies to legally transfer data between the EEA and Switzerland and the US.

In an important decision clarifying California’s rest period requirements, the California Supreme Court has held that nearly all employees subject to the state’s rest periods rules cannot be subject to on-duty or on-call rest periods.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued guidance for both businesses and consumers on defending against ransomware, both of which are based on lessons learned from the FTC’s recent ransomware workshop, with panelists that included security researchers, technologists, law enforcers, and bu

An interesting case came out of the Federal Circuit in Amdocs (Israel) Limited v. Openet Telecom, Inc., No. 2015-1180, 2016 WL 6440387 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 1, 2016) in which the Court reversed the district court’s granting of Openet’s motion for judgment.

On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court determined in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby that violation of the statutorily mandated seal requirement, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(2), in a qui tam False Claims Act case does not automatically require dismissal,