Month: June 2016

In the News: June 27, 2016

The UK’s EU referendum: All you need to know June 24, 2016, BBC The world is still trying to digest the new reality of an EU without the UK among its members. What does it all mean to individuals, to more »

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In the News: June 20, 2016

AMIDST GOOD NEWS, ONE MORE CHALLENGE FOR LUMBER LIQUIDATORS: >Lumber Liquidators’ stock soars after government ruling removes overhang June 17, 2016, MarketWatch Shares of Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. surged after a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ruling indicated that a more »

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In the News: June 13, 2016

CPSC reaches second civil penalty agreement in as many weeks; Sunbeam Products to pay $4.5 million to resolve late reporting allegations June 6, 2016, The National Law Review (Mintz Levin) The CPSC is set to announce yet another civil penalty. more »

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In the News: June 6, 2016

Teavana agrees to pay $3.75 million civil penalty for failure to report hazardous tea tumblers June 1, 2016, cpsc.gov An U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release states that the penalty settles charges that Teavana knowingly failed to report to more »

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