April 1, 2026

Court decision on AI shows the pitfalls of using it in the legal context without proper safeguards

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Most of the cases recently regarding use of AI either discuss attorneys (even at “big” firms) using it carelessly and not double checking AI...
July 25, 2025

California Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) Notices of Violation regarding thermal receipts, thermal labels or stickers

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Over the past several months, hundreds of businesses across California (or those outside California that sell into California or whose pro...
June 20, 2025

UPDATED 6-25-25: CPSC looks to be now publishing this proposed standard for comment: Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products

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UPDATE 6/25/25: This is very odd. This proposed rule was to be published in the Federal Register 6/23/25 to start the comment period. Instea...
May 17, 2025

CPSC withdraws the notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a safety standard for lithium-Ion batteries used in mobility products

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In recent weeks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted three to two to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR)...
May 7, 2025

California supreme Court holds a written release in a cycling injury case does not prevent a suit by the cyclist against the city

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Given that I spend most of my hours involved in liability, release issues, bicycle accident cases, and government tort cases, I felt that th...
February 24, 2025

Request for Comments to Assist in Reviewing and Identifying Unfair Trade Practices and Initiating All Necessary Actions to Investigate Harm From Non-Reciprocal Trade Arrangements

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This document and comments section was posted on 2/24/25. It is focused on seeking reason to impose tariffs not really arguments as to why ...
December 9, 2024

Bisphenol S (BPS) part of polyethersulfone (PES) plastic has been banned under California Proposition 65 effective December 2024

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Bisphenol S (BPS) (CAS Number: 80-09-1) is part of polyethersulfone (PES) plastic, which is used to make hard plastic items such as, food ut...
December 2, 2024

CPSC final vote on electronic certificates of compliance / conformity likely on December 18 2024

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UPDATE 12/18/24 As predicted the CPSC commissioners voted to enact the proposed regulation (below) regarding certificates of compliance and/...
September 4, 2024

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) fall update 2024

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Federal law requires each agency to publish, twice a year, a regulatory agenda of regulations under development or review during the next ye...
August 14, 2024

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Regarding Fake Reviews and Testimonials

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There is a lot in this new rule (adopted Aug 14 2024), and as always the devil is in the details. This is the main FTC announcement here an...
August 5, 2024

Analysis: CPSC's Amazon decision is a reminder to the industry

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Originally Published August 1, 2024 (this story is reprinted with Permission from this original post ) Editor's note: Industry attorney ...
May 13, 2024

Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act HR 1797 (April 2024)

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UPDATE 5/16/24 So basically a day after I post this it passes through the House committee...next steps unclear..But as you know before bills...