Mandated compliance programs as the new normal? Williams-Sonoma agrees to $987,000 CPSC civil penalty & comprehensive compliance program *

USA - May 8 2013
The tide continues to rise for Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") civil penalties as the Commission announces a $987,000 penalty against…

Co-authors: Katherine E. Riley.

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FTC issues Staff Report on proposed revisions to Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule *

USA - May 1 2013
On Monday, the FTC released a Staff Report on the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule recommending that the Commission adopt the amendments in…

Co-authors: Katherine E. Riley.

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FTC issues revised guidelines on effective disclosures in digital advertising *

USA - March 14 2013
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") announced final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep…

Co-authors: John E. Villafranco, Donnelly L. McDowell .

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President Obama to designate Edith Ramirez as Chairman of the FTC *

USA - March 1 2013
As announced yesterday, President Obama plans to name Edith Ramirez, a Democrat and current Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Commissioner, to serve…

Co-authors: David J. Ervin, Sarah Roller, William C. MacLeod, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Gonzalo E. Mon.

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A new CPSC chairman at the end of the year? *

USA - March 1 2013
Yesterday Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), announced at the International Consumer Product Health and…

Co-authors: Katherine E. Riley.

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