A hot topic in aggregate litigation: parens patriae suits *

USA - May 9 2013
"[A]ccess to justice in a mass society is the central civil-justice issue of our day. Individual litigation of mass-injury claims is a luxury that…

Co-authors: Simon Castley, Walter L. Cofer.

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Maryland Governor signs ban on flame retardant in children’s products *

USA - May 9 2013
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) has signed H.B. 99, a bill that, as of October 1, 2013, will prohibit the import or sale of any child care product…

Co-authors: Simon Castley, Walter L. Cofer.

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FDA proposes pilot program to test automated form for NDA submissions *

USA - May 9 2013
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a pilot program "to test an XML (extensible markup language)-enabled Adobe PDF form, Form FDA…

Co-authors: Simon Castley, Walter L. Cofer.

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Debate over review of CHAPs phthalates report continues *

USA - May 9 2013
After Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chair Inez Tenenbaum announced that the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates and Phthalate…

Co-authors: Simon Castley, Walter L. Cofer.

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Williams-Sonoma agrees to penalty for failure to report defective product *

USA - May 9 2013
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has provisionally accepted an agreement with Williams-Sonoma, Inc. requiring that the company pay a…

Co-authors: Simon Castley, Walter L. Cofer.

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