White House Re-nominates Ann Marie Buerkle for chair and commissioner January 18, 2019, The National Law Review (Keller and Heckman) On January 16, 2019, the White House re-nominated Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting-Chair Ann Marie Buerkle to be Chairman, and for more »
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In the News: January 14, 2019
Latest news and perspectives on California Prop 65 January 10, 2019, The National Law Review (Squire Patton Boggs) The latest news and perspectives on California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) track the passage of the newly-amended Clear and Reasonable Warnings regulations more »
In the News: January 7, 2018
Lawmakers OK ban on chemical flame retardants deemed toxic January 2, 2019, News Tribune (Associated Press) A bill approved by Massachusetts lawmakers will prohibit the use of several types of toxic flame retardants in a variety of household products. The more »
In the News: December 24, 2018
Consumer Reports Parent Company Settles Privacy Lawsuit December 18, 2018, Westchester Magazine The publisher of Consumer Reports, the prominent nonprofit dedicated to providing unbiased consumer product reviews, has settled a class-action lawsuit, paying $16.375 million. Don Ruppel, a resident of St. more »
In the News: December 17, 2018
Statement of Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle on Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Plan October 10, 2018, cpsc.gov Acting Chair Buerkle opened up the hearing on the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating plan stating that “we have just welcomed our fifth Commissioner. more »
In the News: December 10, 2018
CPSC, Britax Settle Lawsuit Involving BOB Jogging Strollers November 20, 2018, cpsc.gov “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that it settled an administrative lawsuit against Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Fort Mill, South Carolina. The lawsuit, filed in more »
In the News: December 3, 2018
Kimberly-Clark seeks Supreme Court review in “flushable” wipes case December 2, 2018, JDSupra (Morrison-Foerster) On September 6, 2018, Kimberly-Clark and affiliates filed a petition for writ of certiorari in Kimberly-Clark, et al. v. Davidson, No. 18-304, following a decision in the more »
In the News: November 26, 2018
California: New IoT security regulations–State steps in while US is “largely absent” November 15, 2018, Linux.com It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. While the US government is largely absent in this area of consumer protection, the more »
In the News: November 19, 2018
Survey: How retailers rank on toxic chemicals November 15, 2018, Mind the Store In the third annual report card on toxic chemicals in consumer products, the Mind the Store campaign evaluated forty of the largest retailers in North America. They more »
In the News: November 12, 2018
Furniture anchors not an easy fix as child tip over deaths persist November 5, 2018, Consumer Reports Each year furniture tip-overs cause thousands of injuries serious enough to send children to the emergency room. Since 2000, they’ve been linked with more »
