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National Defense Authorization Act Reinstates Marking and Registration Requirements for All UAS Owners

USA - December 20 2017 On Tuesday December 12, 2017, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). Section 1092(d) of the NDAA restores…

Wisconsin Tightens Air Quality Standards

USA - December 18 2017 On December 4, 2017, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) amended its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine…

Air Safety: True Confessions

USA - December 11 2017 This is my last Air Safety blog post on Industry Insider, for I am retiring after 43 years of law practice. I therefore give myself permission to…

Petition Summary: Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products from China and France

China, France, USA - December 1 2017 On November 30, 2017, PMP Fermentation Products, Inc. filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports…

Commerce Department Self-Initiates Trade Case on Aluminum Sheet from China

USA - November 29 2017 The U.S. Department of Commerce self-initiated trade cases for the first time since 1991 on Tuesday, November 28, on Chinese common alloy aluminum…

NAFTA Renegotiations Update

USA - November 28 2017 The fifth round of NAFTA talks ended last week in Mexico City, making limited headway on the renegotiations. During the round, the parties made…

Protecting NVOCCs Against Customer Bankruptcies: Are Security Interests Possible?

USA - November 28 2017 Non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) are often vulnerable to importer/exporter debtors when they declare bankruptcy. As brick and mortar…

Air Safety: Managing Risk Management

USA - November 17 2017 Risk Management principles have been applied in business and industry for years, becoming the subject of ISO/IEC Standard 31000:2009. They have also…

Federal Maritime Commission NVOCC Deregulation More Imminent

USA - November 14 2017 On November 8, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a Notice for Proposed Rulemaking regarding modifications to NVOCC Service Arrangements…

Will “Oil States” Upend IPRs?

USA - November 9 2017 Inter Partes Review (IPR), created by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), 125 Stat. 284 (2011), has become a prominent part of patent…