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...
March 11, 2024

Effective March 7, 2024, new fire code legislation takes effect for lithium-ion batteries for Powered Mobility Devices in San Francisco.

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Following New York City in 2023 the city of San Francisco has developed a new fire code in effect as of March 7 regarding the use and chargi...
February 11, 2024

CPSC finally is taking real action on electronic certificates of compliance

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Published February 5, 2024 ...
December 30, 2023

Proposed changes to California Proposition 65 short form warnings (Jan 3 2024)

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On October 27, 2023 the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the state agency that implements Proposition 6...